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Betty Campbell

Welsh community activist and headteacher · United Kingdom · On the map · Activists · Lived 1934 to 2017 · aged 82

Betty Campbell was a Welsh community activist, who was Wales' first black head teacher. Born into a poor household in Butetown, she won a scholarship to the Lady Margaret High School for Girls in Cardiff.

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Member of the Order of the British Empire

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Campbell later trained as a teacher, eventually becoming head teacher of Mount Stuart Primary School in Butetown, Cardiff. She put into practice innovative ideas on the education of children and was actively involved in the community.

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Activists
Type
Activist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 2017 · aged 82