Margaret Pyke

Margaret Pyke

Margaret Amy Pyke (née Chubb; 1893–1966) was a British family planning activist and pioneer. A founding member of the British National Birth Control Committee (NBCC), later known as the Family Planning Association (FPA), she succeeded Lady Gertrude Denman as chairman of that organization in 1954.[1]

Pyke was also involved in the founding of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. She was appointed OBE in 1963.[1] The Margaret Pyke Trust was established in 1969 in her memory.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Our history – The Margaret Pyke Trust". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. ^ https://margaretpyke.org/about/our-history/ [bare URL]