Elizabeth Longford
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Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford, better known as Elizabeth Longford (August 30, 1906 - October 23, 2002) was a British author, born Elizabeth Harman. She took her Master's degree at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. On November 3, 1931, she married Francis Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford. Her books include Victoria R.I. (1964) and Eminent Victorian Women (1981).
She and her husband, who died in August 2001 at the age of 95, had eight children, among them the writers Antonia Fraser, Rachel Billington, and Thomas Pakenham.
External links
- BBC News 2002: Lady Longford dies aged 96 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/611906.stm)