Clare Winnicott

Clare Winnicott
Born
Clare Nimmo Britton

(1906-09-30)30 September 1906
Died17 April 1984(1984-04-17) (aged 77)
Occupation(s)Social worker, university teacher and psychoanalyst
Spouse
(m. 1951; died 1971)
Relatives

Clare Winnicott, OBE (born Clare Nimmo Britton; 30 September 1906 – 17 April 1984) was an English social worker, civil servant, psychoanalyst and teacher. She played a pivotal role in the passing of the Children Act 1948. Alongside her husband, D. W. Winnicott, Clare would go on to become a prolific writer and prominent social worker and children's advocate in 20th century England.