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Mary Grieve

1906 – 1998

Grieve, Mary Margaret (1906–1998), journalist

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Lived 1906 – 1998 (aged 92). Mary Grieve was a journalist.

Mary Margaret Grieve (11 April 1906 – 19 February 1998) was a Scottish magazine editor and journalist. She began her journalistic career working for local newspapers and specialised magazines before being appointed editor of Woman magazine in 1937. Grieve was made its associate editor not long after before returning to the position of editor in 1940, which she held until her early retirement in 1962. She led a group of editors who advised the Home Office on woman's duties during the Second World War. In retirement, Grieve authored two books offering tips for school-leaving girls and co-ran a Pâté making company.

Biography Early life Grieve was born at 3 Blackburn Road in Ayr, Ayrshire on 11 April 1906. She was the youngest daughter and the second child of the fundholder Robert Grieve and the nurse Annie Craig, née Stark. and then in Edinburgh. At age 17, she spent time in Switzerland, and went to a London secretarial college to learn shorthand and typing. and covered local happenings. She and a friend used a stirrup pump while working as an air raid warden in London during The Blitz. He noted she defended herself by arguing she followed market demands of her magazine.

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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Who was Mary Grieve?

Grieve, Mary Margaret (1906–1998), journalist

When was Mary Grieve born?

Mary Grieve was born on 17 January 1906 in Ayr.

When did Mary Grieve die?

Mary Grieve died on 17 January 1998 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.

What was Mary Grieve's occupation?

Mary Grieve was a journalist.

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