Agnes Dollan

Lady
Agnes Dollan
MBE
Dollan in 1924
Born
Agnes Johnston Moir

(1887-08-16)16 August 1887
Died16 July 1966(1966-07-16) (aged 78)
Glasgow Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland
NationalityBritish
Political partyIndependent Labour Party
Labour Party
Scottish Socialist Party
SpousePatrick Dollan
Children1
Parent(s)Anne (née Wilkinson) and Henry Moir
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire (awarded 1946)

Agnes Johnston Dollan MBE (née Moir; 16 August 1887 – 16 July 1966), also known as Agnes, Lady Dollan, was a Scottish suffragette and political activist. She was a leading campaigner during the Glasgow Rent Strikes, and a founding organiser of the Women's Peace Crusade. In 1919, she was the first woman selected by the Labour party to stand for election to Glasgow Town Council, and later became Lady Provost of Glasgow.[1][2]

  1. ^ Ewan, Elizabeth L.; Innes, Sue; Reynolds, Sian; Pipes, Rose (8 March 2006). The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-2660-1.
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