Dorothy Pickles
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University of Leeds
University of Paris
Dorothy Maud Pickles | |
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| Born | August 8, 1903 Bridlington, England |
| Died | November 26, 1994 (aged 91) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics University of Leeds University of Paris |
Dorothy Maud Pickles (née Salmon; 8 August 1903 – 26 November 1994) was a British university teacher, historian, and broadcaster.
Dorothy Maud Salmon was born in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire on 8 August 1903; the eldest child of a hatmaker and physical education teacher. A scholarship enabled her to enter University of Leeds from where she received a first-class Bachelor of Arts degree in French (1925). After obtaining another scholarship, Salmon went to the Sorbonne to pursue her master's degree (1925–27).[1][2]
Career
After finishing college, Salmon was appointed a teacher at Portsmouth College but could not continue for long. When her husband William Pickles was appointed a lecturer at the London School of Economics (LSE), they shifted to the city. Here Dorothy enrolled for a B.Sc. in Political Science from LSE.[2] She completed her degree with first class honours in 1936[1] and also won the Hugh Lewis Essay Prize. When a post for lecturer in Government was added, Pickles applied for it but Harold Laski appointed William instead.[2]
The year 1938 saw the publication of Pickles's first book The French Political Scene.[2][3] During World War II, she published pamphlets with her husband and was appointed in the French division of Ministry of Information, which handled information to and from the French Resistance.[1] Her next book France Between the Republics was published in 1946.[4]
Pickles was involved in British politics as well, and contested the 1950 general election as the Labour candidate for Finchley, but lost to Conservative John Crowder by 12,579 votes.[5]
The Pickles maintained close connections with leaders of the Socialist International and acted as translators during some of its meetings. She, for the year 1960, was a visiting professor at the Columbia University. Pickles authored a dozen books which were translated to Dutch, Spanish, Arabic, Greek, and Hindi languages, while also being a contributor to multiple academic journals.[1]
