Elizabeth Longford, Countess Longford, (
August 30,
1906 -
October 23,
2002) was a British author, born
Elizabeth Harman. She took her M.A. at
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. On
November 3,
1931, she married
Francis Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford. Her books include
Victoria R.I. (
1964) and
Eminent Victorian Women (
1981). Her daughter is
Antonia Fraser.