Marjory Newbold
Scottish socialist and communist activist and school teacher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marjory Newbold (25 May 1883 – 15 November 1926) was a leading Scottish socialist and communist, prominent in the Independent Labour Party[1] and in the 'Red Clydeside' movement demanding reforms for the working class.[2] Newbold organised pacifist and Marxist activism in 1917–1920s across the UK, and was one of the first British people to visit Russia after the revolution when she travelled incognito into Russia with delegates including Sylvia Pankhurst, to the Second World Congress of the Comintern (Communist International).[3]
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Born | Marjory Neilson 25 May 1883 Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Died | 15 November 1926 Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Burial place | Beith Cemetery |
Education | Glasgow University |
Occupation | school teacher |
Employer | Wishaw School |
Organization(s) | Scottish Socialist Teachers Society; Wishaw Housing Council; Hands Off Russia Committee; No-Conscription Fellowship |
Known for | socialism and communism, social activism |
Political party | Independent Labour Party; Communist Party |
Spouse(s) | Walton Newbold, MP and communist |
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