Jane Rae

Jane Rae
Born(1872-12-20)20 December 1872
Denny, Falkirk, Scotland
Died12 May 1959(1959-05-12) (aged 86)
Clydebank, Scotland
NationalityBritish
Occupationcouncillor
EmployerClydebank Council
Known forpolitical activism, women's suffrage, temperance movement, anti-war
SpouseAlfred Coates
Jane Rae Gardens, Clydebank
Jane Rae Gardens, Clydebank

Jane Rae (20 December 1872 – 12 May 1959) was a Scottish political activist, suffragist, councillor and justice of the peace.[1][2] She was one of the activists involved in the 1911 all-out strike at the Singer Sewing Machine factory at Kilbowie in Clydebank.[1] She was also active in the women's suffrage movement and in the Clydeside Rent Strike.[3] She became Branch Secretary of the Clydebank branch of the Independent Labour Party,[4] and served as a Labour councillor for Clydebank Town Council from 1922 to 1928.[5] She is commemorated with a plaque in the gardens of Clydebank Town Hall.[6]

  1. ^ a b Ewan, Elizabeth; Innes, Sue; Reynolds, Siân; Pipes, Rose, eds. (2006). Rae, Jane. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. pp. 295–296. ISBN 9780748632930. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Behan, Paul (16 March 2017). "Reporter comment". Opinion. Dumbarton & Vale of Leven Reporter.
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