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"Margaret Ethel MacDonald (née Gladstone; 1870–1911) was a British feminist, social reformer, and wife of Labour politician Ramsay MacDonald from 1896 until her death from blood poisoning in 1911. Biography Margaret Gladstone was born on 20 July 1870 in Kensington, London, to John Hall Gladstone, later Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution. She was educated both at home and at Doreck College in Bayswater. Early in adulthood she was involved in voluntary social work, including visits for the Charity Organisation Society in Hoxton. By 1890, she was a keen socialist, influenced by the Christian socialists and the Fabian Society. In 1894, she joined the Women's Industrial Council, serving on several committees and organising the enquiry into home work in London, which was published in 1897. She met Ramsay MacDonald through this work in 1895 and they married in 1896. She was comfortably off, although not wealthy. This allowed them to indulge in foreign travel, visiting Canada and the United States in 1897, South Africa in 1902, Australia and New Zealand in 1906, and India several times. After her marriage she was concerned about the need for skilled work and training for women and played a key part in establishing the first trade schools for girls in 1904. She continued this work until 1910. She was a member of the National Union of Women Workers. She served on the executive of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, and she was opposed to militant action. In 1906 she became involved in the formation of the Women's Labour League, serving as chair until her death in 1911.Cathy Hartley, A Historical Dictionary of British Women, p.316 The marriage to Ramsay MacDonald was a very happy one, and they had six children, including Malcolm MacDonald (1901–1981), who had a prominent career as a politician, colonial governor, and diplomat; and Ishbel MacDonald (1903–1982), official hostess to her father. After Margaret MacDonald's death on 8 September 1911, Ramsay MacDonald became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times but did not remarry. Monument Memorial to Margaret MacDonald by Richard Reginald Goulden, in the garden of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London The Memorial to Margaret MacDonald was said to be designed by her husband, and sculpted by Richard Reginald Goulden. It was unveiled in 1914 in the garden of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. References Further reading *Margaret Ethel Macdonald by James Ramsay MacDonald, Hodder and Stoughton, 1913 Category:1870 births Category:1911 deaths Category:People from Kensington Category:Spouses of British politicians Category:British reformers Category:British social reformers Category:British feminists Category:British Christian socialists Category:Female Christian socialists Category:Socialist feminists Category:National Council of Women of Great Britain members "
"Oatfield was a chocolate and confectionery manufacturer located in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. The company was the oldest confectionery manufacturer in Ireland. History =Early years= Oatfield premises in Letterkenny The business began as a wholesale and retail outlet on the Port Road in the town. The McKinney family began to make their own sweets and on 15 August 1927. The first sweets were made on the open coke fire in a shed at the back of the shop. The land on which the factory stood was purchased in November 1929, the first sod was cut in February 1930. Six people were employed at the time. The company at the time was known as Mayfield Confectionery but the name was quickly changed as another company in Manchester traded by this name. The company name was changed to Oatfield. The land on which the factory was built was known as Oatfield. The May was dropped and Oat was substituted and hence the name “Oatfield”. The weekly production of confectionery was about 3 tons. Today the company produces approximately 65 tons a week. Sugar was purchased in the 1930s from Tate & Lyle. Glucose came from Manchester. They were delivered by ship and rail via Derry to Letterkenny railway station. Later, glucose was shipped from the Netherlands to the Letterkenny Port. In later years, only Irish sugar and Irish glucose were used. Butter had always been Irish Creamery Butter. =Recent years= By 1960 Oatfield decided to stop marketing packed sweets made by Cadbury's, Rowntree, Urney's Chocolates, Bassetts Licorice Allsorts, Jacobs Biscuits, William and Wood, Ritchies Mints and Milroy Confectionery. The company now began to focus entirely on selling Oatfield sweets. This was a major decision and proved a major success for the company. Exporting began in August 1964. The first sweets were exported to Northern Ireland. The sweets are exported on a worldwide scale which includes countries as far away as the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, Kuwait, Greece and France to name a few. =Today= Donegal Creameries PLC purchased the company in February 1999 for £783,750. In 2007, Zed Candyan Irish confectionery company famous for its Chewing Gumbought the brand from Donegal Creameries. Up until closure, the factory employed approx 15 people and up to 65 tonnes of sugar and chocolate confectionery were produced each week. The main production lines were Emerald, Toffees, Eclairs, Boiled sweets. were biggest sellers are Emerald, Colleen Assortment and Orange Chocolate. The factory was closed by the current operators, Zed Candy, on 27 May 2012. Production was soon after moved to the UK. In May 2014 the factory was demolished. Products The company's name is famously printed on many of its products, including: *Oatfield Emerald *Oatfield Eskimo Mints *Oatfield Clove Drops *Oatfield Eclairs *Oatfield Glucose Barley *Oatfield Glucose Fruits *Oatfield Irish Butter Toffee *Oatfield Liquorice Toffee *Oatfield Mint Humbugs *Oatfield Orange Chocolate References Category:Brand name confectionery Category:Food companies of the Republic of Ireland Category:Organisations based in Letterkenny "
"Edward Hallowell may refer to: *Edward Hallowell (herpetologist) (1808–1860), American herpetologist and physician *Edward Hallowell (psychiatrist) (born 1949), American psychiatrist known for his work on Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder *Edward Needles Hallowell (1836–1871), officer in and later commander of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry "