In 1898, Emmott was elected to the Oldham Board of Guardians, becoming its first female member. The following year, Alfred was elected as a Member of Parliament, and the couple relocated to London. There, she became a vice-chair of the national Women's Liberal Federation, served on the executive of the London Society for Women's Suffrage, and chaired the NUWW's Parliamentary and Legislation Committee. In 1911, Alfred was raised to the peerage, Mary thereby becoming Baroness Emmott.[2] She was appointed a Justice of the Peace.[3]
During World War I, Emmott spent her time supporting Belgian refugees and, as a result, received the Queen Elisabeth Medal. At the 1922 United Kingdom general election, she stood for the Oldham seat herself, but took a distant fifth place. She remained active on the committees of many organisations, principally feminist and women's groups, for the remainder of her life, and was serving as the president of the Fawcett Society in 1954, when she died.[2]
Referencesedit
^ abOxford dictionary of national biography (Online ed.). Oxford. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.369107. ISBN978-0-198-61412-8. OCLC 56568095.(subscription required)
^ abcd"Emmott, Lady Mary Gertrude (Mrs Alfred Emmott, Baroness Emmott of Oldham) (née Lees) OBE, JP", Women: a modern political dictionary, pp.58–59
^ abPine, L. G. (1972). The New Extinct Peerage 1884–1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms. London: Heraldry Today. p. 116.
External linksedit
Emmott, Mary Gertrude (1886–1954), wife of 1st Baron Emmott – link to papers of official committees on which she sat (held in London School of Economics, The Women's Library)
May 11, 2024
mary, emmott, mary, gertrude, emmott, baroness, emmott, oldham, april, 1866, november, 1954, british, political, activist, mary, gertrude, emmottbornmary, gertrude, lees, 1866, april, 1866, waterhead, mill, lancashire, greater, manchester, englanddied16, novem. Mary Gertrude Emmott Baroness Emmott of Oldham JP 28 April 1866 16 November 1954 was a British political activist Mary Gertrude EmmottBornMary Gertrude Lees 1866 04 28 28 April 1866 1 Waterhead Mill Lancashire now Greater Manchester EnglandDied16 November 1954 1954 11 16 aged 88 FamilyAlfred Emmott 1st Baron Emmott husband AwardsQueen Elisabeth MedalLife editEmmott was born Mary Gertrude Lees in Waterhead Mill Oldham Lancashire now part of Greater Manchester 1 and studied at Queen s College London She married Alfred Emmott a local Liberal Party councillor on 5 October 1887 they had two children 2 3 She became involved in liberal politics was a founder member of the local branch of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the main founder of a local branch of the National Union of Women Workers NUWW 2 In 1898 Emmott was elected to the Oldham Board of Guardians becoming its first female member The following year Alfred was elected as a Member of Parliament and the couple relocated to London There she became a vice chair of the national Women s Liberal Federation served on the executive of the London Society for Women s Suffrage and chaired the NUWW s Parliamentary and Legislation Committee In 1911 Alfred was raised to the peerage Mary thereby becoming Baroness Emmott 2 She was appointed a Justice of the Peace 3 During World War I Emmott spent her time supporting Belgian refugees and as a result received the Queen Elisabeth Medal At the 1922 United Kingdom general election she stood for the Oldham seat herself but took a distant fifth place She remained active on the committees of many organisations principally feminist and women s groups for the remainder of her life and was serving as the president of the Fawcett Society in 1954 when she died 2 References edit a b Oxford dictionary of national biography Online ed Oxford doi 10 1093 odnb 9780198614128 013 369107 ISBN 978 0 198 61412 8 OCLC 56568095 subscription required a b c d Emmott Lady Mary Gertrude Mrs Alfred Emmott Baroness Emmott of Oldham nee Lees OBE JP Women a modern political dictionary pp 58 59 a b Pine L G 1972 The New Extinct Peerage 1884 1971 Containing Extinct Abeyant Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms London Heraldry Today p 116 External links editEmmott Mary Gertrude 1886 1954 wife of 1st Baron Emmott link to papers of official committees on which she sat held in London School of Economics The Women s Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Emmott amp oldid 1194802153, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
