My aunt Barbara Megson, who has died aged 93, was an educator, historian and author. She was committed to education for everybody – particularly for people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Barbara wrote six books over the course of her life. Her best-known title, Children in Distress, co-authored with Alec Clegg, was published in 1968. She saw it as one of her most valuable works: it had a lasting impact on policy regarding children from disadvantaged areas, and was used as a teaching resource in universities for many years.
