Catalogue description Cox, Mrs Doris & Schaerli, Mrs Vera

How she came to work with Eva Hubback. Eva's shyness. Her appearance. Eleanor Rathbone's absent-mindedness. Eva's single-mindedness. Her good relations with younger people. Eleanor's work for refugees in the Second World War, and how it took priority over Eleanor's work for family allowances. Eleanor Rathbone's inhibitions. Her shyness. Her attitude to personal relations. Her voice. Her heavy demands on her employees. Eleanor's appearance and dress. Her relationship with Elizabeth Macadam. Mrs Wilson, their housekeeper. Eleanor's businesslike manner and way of speaking. Her intelligence and grasp. Her high standards of personal conduct. How she worked with men. Her deep patriotism. (Mrs Schaerli was formerly known as Vera Craig, journalist; this talk continues onto tape 52).