Peggy Makins

Peggy Makins (1916-2011) was an English agony aunt, who wrote for Woman magazine under the pen name Evelyn Home.

She was born in Hammersmith, London, England, in 1916.[1]

She took over the column in Woman at the age of 21, having previously been its sub-editor, and continued to write it until retirement.[1]

She appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 8 May 1988.[2] She also contributed regularly to Thought For The Day on the Home Service.

She died on 8 December 2011.[1]

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  1. 1 2 3 "Magazine agony aunt with independent streak". Henley Standard. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Peggy Makins". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2014.


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