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Ann, Lady Dummett (born Agnes Margaret Ann Chesney; 4 September 1930 – 7 February 2012) was an English activist, campaigner for racial justice and published author. Ann (as she was always known) was born on 4 September 1930 at Westminster Hospital, the daughter of actor Arthur Chesney (1882–1949) and artist Kathleen ('Kitty') née Ridge (1901–1988).[1][2] At the time of her birth her parents lived in Pimlico, London, but she was to grow up in Battersea, then a poor working-class part of the city,[3] And the family were so 'hard up' that Kitty "sometimes pretended she had eaten earlier to have enough food to feed her".[4] She was a child prodigy, being able to read at the age of two.[5][4] A 'lifelong friend' Jill Kaye recalled that "at the British Museum when we were five or six ... an old chap gave her sixpence ... impressed she was translating Ancient Greek from the Rosetta Stone."[5] Ann attended Guildhouse School in Pimlico, London, and then, having fled the blitz with her mother, w

Ann Dummett - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia British activist (1930–2012) Kitty Chesney (née Ridge)"},"family":{"wt":"[[Edmund Gwenn]] (uncle)<br />[[Cecil Kellaway]] (cousin)<br />[[Alec Kellaway]] (cousin)"}},"i":0}}]}'> Ann, Lady Dummett Born Agnes Margaret Ann Chesney 4 September 1930 St George Hanover Square , London, England Died 7 February 2012 (2012-02-07) (aged 81) Oxford , England Education Ware Grammar School for Girls Alma mater Somerville College, Oxford Occupations Activist, author Years active 1950s – 2012 Spouse Sir Michael Dummett ​ ​ ( married

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