Papers of Mary Auld 1936-1960

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Papers of Mary Auld 1936-1960

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Strathclyde University Archives

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Sutherland, Mary Elizabeth 1895-1972

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Auld Mary 1893-1984

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Scottish labour party

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Labour Representation Committee (Great Britain : 1900-1906)

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In the 1895 General Election the Independent Labour Party put up 28 candidates but won only 44,325 votes. James Keir Hardie (1856-1915), the leader of the party believed that to obtain success in parliamentary elections, it would be necessary to join with other left-wing groups. On 27th February 1900, representatives of all the socialist groups in Britain (the Independent Labour Party, the Social Democratic Federation and the Fabian Society, met with trade union leaders at the Memorial Hall in F...

Auld, Mary, 1893-1984, political activist; Sutherland, Mary Elizabeth, 1895-1972

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Mary Auld was brought up in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, and moved to Glasgow during World War I. Her first husband was killed in action, leaving her to care for three young step children. In 1922 she married Jimmy Auld, and both became active members of the Cathcart Labour Party. For twelve years Mary was Chairman of Glasgow Women's Advisory Council and served on the Executive of the Scottish Council of the Labour Party from 1932-1941, being Chairman in 1937. She encouraged women to take an active...