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Shirley Conran

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Dame Shirley Ida Conran (; 21 September 1932 – 9 May 2024) was a British author, designer, journalist and social entrepreneur.

After her marriage to Terence Conran with whom she worked as a designer and sales director at Conran Fabrics, she became women's editor of ''The Observer'' and the ''Daily Mail'', launching its Femail section. After a serious illness left her with ME, making it difficult for her to work, she wrote best-selling books including the feminist self-help ''Superwoman'' (1975) and the bonkbuster ''Lace'' (1982).

In later life, she campaigned and founded charities to encourage maths education for women. For this, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire and was invested in hospital a week before her death. Provided by Wikipedia