Mary Brooksbank, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Brooksbank

British trade unionist

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1897

Place of Birth: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 16-Mar-1978

Profession: politician, songwriter, trade unionist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Mary Brooksbank (born Soutar; 15 December 1897 – 16 March 1978) was a Scottish mill worker, socialist and trade unionist.
She was an active member of the Communist Party of Great Britain between 1920 and 1933, and spent three periods in prison as a result of her agitation.
She attended John Maclean's last meetings at the Scottish Labour College.She is remembered today as a prominent figure in Dundee's labour movement.
She founded the Working Women Guild to fight for better health and social services in Dundee, securing a membership of over 300, and was heavily involved in October 1934 with the National Unemployed Workers Movement county march to Forfar, to lobby the County Council; contingents were raised from Dundee, Blairgowrie, Montrose, Ferryden, and Arbroath.More information about Mary Brooksbank can be found in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography