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December 22, 2019

Winifred Rose Marks (1 April 1926 – 22 December 2019) was a British writer and artist, as well as human resource manager.

Biography
Marks was born in Southall, Middlesex, on 1 April 1926. She studied at St Mary's College in Isleworth before gaining a undergraduate degree in French from St Anne's College, Oxford. While at St Anne's, Marks co-authored the Ten-Minute Story Book with Kathleen Lines, which was published by Oxford University Press (OUP). Following her graduation in 1944, she trained with the John Lewis Partnership; at around this time, the OUP published Marks's book of nursery rhymes. She subsequently took work as an assistant registrar at Bon Marché. Marks's series of Lively Drawing books, published by Macmillan, was reviewed by the National Union of Women Teachers and described as "stimulating" and encouraging for children to take up art. Marks left Bon Marché in 1950 to study economics at the London School of Economics.

She was then employed by the Institute of Personnel Management for three years. While there, she authored a series of handbooks for the institute covering working conditions and staff regulations. She joined Cadbury in 1956, eventually becoming the company's director of personnel. She was engaged as a non-executive director following her retirement. In 1972 Marks became a member of the Industrial Tribunals.

Marks died on 22 December 2019 at the age of 93. She left a legacy to St Anne's College to fund scholarships.

Publications



 * https://openlibrary.org/works/OL6180500W/How_to_Give_a_Speech?edition=key%3A/books/OL11604427M
 * Lively Drawing with Pencil and Brush (1941)
 * Lively Drawing with Pencil and Brush Book Two (1940)
 * Lively Drawing; Book Three (1948)
 * The Ten Minute Story Book (with Kathleen Lines; 1969)