Mary Barbour

Mary Barbour was a Scottish political activist, local councillor and magistrate. She was closely associated with the Red Clydeside movement in the early 20th century and especially for her role as the main organiser of the women of Govan who took part in the rent strikes of 1915.

Barbour was born onFebruary 1875 atNew Street, Kilbarchan to Jean Gavin and James Rough, a handloom carpet weaver. She was the third of seven children. Barbour attended school until the age of fourteen. In 1887 the family moved to the village of Elderslie and she gained work as a thread twister, eventually becoming a carpet printer. OnAugust 1896 she married engineer David Barbour at Wallace Place, Elderslie. The couple settled in Govan.

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