The Lady Houghton of Sowerby | |
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 Vera Houghton | |
| Born | 18 October 1914 London, England, UK |
| Died | 30 November 2013 (aged 99) UK |
| Occupation | British women's health campaigner |
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Vera Houghton, Baroness Houghton of Sowerby, CBE (née Travis; 18 October 1914 – 30 November 2013) was a British women's health campaigner, chair of the Abortion Law Reform Association and founder of the Birth Control Trust. She also served as a Vice President of the British Eugenics Society from 1964–1966 and again in 1969 when it was reformed as the Galton Institute.[1]