Legendary women’s rights activist to be honoured with a blue plaque at Barnet home.
On the eve of International Women’s Day, Mary Macarthur will be honoured for her activism fighting for equal pay and better right for women during World War One.
English Heritage announced her home on 42 Woodstock Road in Golders Green will receive a blue plaque, with Macarthur joining the many legendary figures who have also been commemorated with blue plaques for their service to the country.
Macarthur was born in Glasgow in 1880 and elected president of the Scott National District Council of the Shop Assistants’ Union in 1902. A year later she was the first woman to be elected to its national executive.
Throughout her lifetime she sought to improve factory conditions and end harsh labour conditions, until she contracted diphtheria leading to her eventual death in 1921 at her home in Golders Green.
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Legendary women’s rights activist to be honoured with a blue plaque at Barnet home.
On the eve of International Women’s Day, Mary Macarthur will be honoured for her activism fighting for equal pay and better right for women during World War One.
English Heritage announced her home on 42 Woodstock Road in Golders Green will receive a blue plaque, with Macarthur joining the many legendary figures who have also been commemorated with blue plaques for their service to the country.
Macarthur was born in Glasgow in 1880 and elected president of the Scott National District Council of the Shop Assistants’ Union in 1902. A year later she was the first woman to be elected to its national executive.
Throughout her lifetime she sought to improve factory conditions and end harsh labour conditions, until she contracted diphtheria leading to her eventual death in 1921 at her home in Golders Green.
