Hayman, Ruth, d 1981

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Death 1981

Biographical notes:

Ruth Hayman was a lawyer in South Africa, and a campaigner for racial equality and justice. After she was banned for her work in South Africa, she settled in North London, and in 1969 set up the pioneering organisation, Neighbourhood English Classes, to help newly arrived immigrants settle into the UK. In 1977 she was a founding member, and honorary secretary of the National Association for the Teaching of English as a Second Language to Adults. After her death in 1981 the Ruth Hayman Trust was established in her memory.

From the guide to the HAYMAN, Ruth (d 1981), 1950-c1976 (mainly 1963-1966), (Institute of Commonwealth Studies)

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Subjects:

  • Justice, Administration of

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  • Teachers

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