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Irwin, Mary Hardinge
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1858-1940
History
Attended the GSA from 1887-1889 following a LLA ('Lady Literate in Arts') degree at the University of St Andrews. She went on to become an active suffrgist, founder member and secretary of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Association for Womens Suffrage. She campaigned for the creation of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) and was elected as its first secretary when it was formed in 1897.
By the 1920s, Irwin was focusing much of her time on the fruit farm she owned in Blaigowrie, developing model housing for workers there. She was elected as as a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1927.
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P873
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