SHEquality Matters Magazine: The #RepresentHER issue 3 | Page 58

Mary Barbour and the Glasgow Rent Strike

In 1915 Women were just not protesting to get the vote. For working class women there were a multitude of issues to contend with. In Glagow a group of women banded together in solidarity regarding a much more basic issue - Housing.

They went on a Rent Strike.

Background on the strike can be seen on the links below: -

Mary Barbour and the Glasgow Rent Strike

Mary Barbour

Remember Mary Barbour - The campaign to create a lasting memorial to a great Govan hero

The Glasgow Rent Strikes – 1915

Mary Barbour

'Glasgow Rent Strike' activist

Leader of 'Mrs Barbour's Army'

Glasgow's first female Labour Councillor

Councillor for Glasgow's Fairfield ward in Govan

Glasgow Corporation's first woman Baillie

One of Glasgow's first female Magistrates

Info from acumfaegovan