From the 1950s to the 1970s the name Millie Miller was widely known in London, particularly in local government and Parliament (she was MP for Ilford North, 1974-77). Elected a Councillor in Stoke Newington in 1945 and in Camden when it was created in 1964, its first woman Mayor and in 1971 first woman to lead Camden (or any London Council), she left a legacy of housing and  social achievements for which Camden was famed but for which her role has been largely forgotten. Much of the built heritage of Camden and the West End, which was under attack from ‘development’ in the 60s and 70s, still stands as testimony to her efforts to preserve and give value to the best of London’s past. 

This is one of a series of talks being given by Bernard Miller to mark the centenary of his mother's birth on 8 April 1922. 

This talk was recorded and is available on https://youtu.be/oWWN6N_D0Gs