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Women's frocks should look 'stormable' says Martha Lane Fox's Oxford professor father
By SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE FOR THE DAILY MAIL
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The distinguished Oxford classics professor Robin Lane Fox has found himself in the middle of a sexism row after reviewing a fashion exhibition at the Garden Museum in south London.
Despite the apparently innocuous subject matter, the historian of antiquity managed to offend his students by writing in the article: ‘A woman’s evening dress should look like an apparently stormable fortress.’
Oxford Union Women’s Campaign Officer Lucy Delaney told the student paper: ‘I feel that these comments are misogynistic and reflective of the view that it is acceptable for men to govern the way women dress for the sole purpose of their own sexual gratification.’
Row: Robin Lane Fox, pictured here with his daughter Martha, head of Lastminute.com, sparked outrage
Yesterday, Robin, 67, whose daughter is Lastminute.com co-founder Martha Lane Fox, told me from his New College digs: ‘It’s a complete balls-up. I know absolutely sod all about fashion, but the phrase was stuck in my head.’
According to the eminent academic, he thinks he first came across the phrase in a book about design, but he couldn’t be bothered to check.
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Martha, Baroness Lane-Fox CBE
At twenty-five, Martha Lane-Fox co-founded lastminute.com, a high-profile and pioneering internet-based company that offered late holiday deals online.
Her professional life was abruptly halted in 2004 by a serious car accident that left her with life-changing injuries.
After two years in hospital, Martha started to rebuild her career, co-founding the karaoke business Lucky Voice and also joining the board of Marks & Spencer.
She was appointed Digital Champion for the UK in 2009 and has since become a widely respected proponent for the responsible use of technology.
In 2013 Martha joined the House of Lords, becoming its youngest female member, and was also appointed chancellor of the Open University.
As an avid campaigner for human rights and women’s rights, Martha has founded or acted as patron for numerous charities and foundations, both at home and abroad.
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