Margaret Thomas left school in her native Scotland and worked in various departments of the Civil Service: initially the Ministry of Defence and then the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, before moving to London to re-join her first employer. Thereafter, she worked for several years at British European Airways' West London Air Terminal, having joined in 1967, and then worked for BEA's in-bound travel service, Windsor Tours, eventually leaving in 1979 to have a baby. Having initially returned to employment after a 6 year break bringing up her son, by working for a term as a classroom assistant in a Primary School, Margaret worked as an Examinations Officer at The Poetry Society for nine years; performing the same role at the Central School of Speech and Drama for a further two years, when the scheme was taken under its auspices. Finally, Margaret worked for many years, undertaking a variety of roles, for the General Dental Council, until taking her retirement. Margaret has lived for most of her working life in West London.

In her clip she describes security issues at BEA's check in desk in the 1970s.

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Title	Thomas, Margaret
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Production Date	2013
Format	Photograph
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Holding Institution	TUC Library Collections, London Metropolitan University
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