Phillips, Marion (1881–1932)
Phillips, Marion (1881–1932)
British labor activist and feminist. Born 1881 in Melbourne, Australia; died 1932; dau. of a lawyer; attended Melbourne Presbyterian Ladies' College, Ormond College, University of Melbourne; London School of Economics, PhD.
Moved to England (1904), where she participated in the suffrage movement; served as secretary of National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (1913–18); worked for Labour Party (1911), becoming its chief woman officer (1918); was one of the 1st women justices of the peace; during General Strike (1926), organized Women's Committee for Relief of Miners' Wives and Children; won parliamentary seat for Sunderland (1929).
See also A Woman of Vision—A Life of Marion Phillips.
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