sociability. In latter years some athletes saw her as a conservative figure, and in the late 1970s she and fellow sports administrator Arthur Gold were the subject of some fierce criticism from sections of the press primed by elements within British athletics. It was essentially the new guard versus the old, with Hartman seen by some as part of the reactionary old guard. Pierre de Coubertin's spirit of participation was a principle in which Hartman believed (she was never a paid official, carrying out her functions within the sport in an honorary capacity without remuneration), but once she realised that professionalism was not going away, she argued for equality for women athletes in the professional era. In her younger years she was well suited to her role as Team Manager, where she often had to reassure nervously strung international athletes. She was closely associated with the historic triumphs of Mary Rand and Ann Packer at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. After Lillian Board, the 400-metre silver medalist at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, was diagnosed with terminal cancer, Hartman was with Board in Munich shortly before she died in 1970. Hartman was instrumental in the setting up a memorial trophy, the Lillian Board Trophy, awarded each year for outstanding fundraising for cancer. Hartman was selected Chairwoman of the Women's Commission of the IAAF in 1968, a post she held until 1981. As Honorary Secretary of the Women's AAA she campaigned against the use of stimulants and performance-enhancing drugs, and was a founder member of the Drugs Abuse Sub-Committee as far back as 1968. When British athletics administration received a much needed overhaul in 1991, Hartman became President of the British Athletics Federation. She never married or had children. Actor Douglas Fielding was her nephew. Honours She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1966 New Year Honours and later advanced to Commander of the same Order (CBE) in the 1978 New Year Honours. In 1993, she was awarded the Prince Chichibu Award for her impact on women's athletics in Japan. She was promoted to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 1994 New Year Honours, "for services to Sport, particularly Athletics"; she died eight months later from undisclosed causes. Positions held Her official positions included: Hon Treasurer, Women's Amateur Athletics Association (AAA), 1950–60 Hon Secretary, Women's AAA, 1960–91; Vice-Chairman 1980–91 Team