Emily Smith (mayor)
Emily Smith was
Life and early career
Emily Smith was born Emily Parker in Dudley Hill and Tong, Bradford.[4] In 1915 she moved from Bradford to Coventry. After her husband's death four years later, she brought up their children by herself.[3]
Smith served as a Labour councillor in Coventry from 1928.[5]
In 1933 Smith argued against the requirement for women officers in Coventry City Council to resign upon marriage.[3] She became an alderman in 1937.[5]
Mayor of Coventry
On 9 November 1942 Smith was elected Mayor of Coventry, the second woman ever to hold the post.[4][6] She said that:
“for it to be possible for a working woman to become mayor of this ancient city [...] speaks highly for our democracy.”[3]
On 23 February 1943 Smith formally opened Canley Garden Cemetery and Crematorium.[7]
In 1943, following the
Reflecting on her mayoral year in 1943, Smith said that “All I wanted to be [was] a good mother to the citizens”[3]
References
- ^ "Historic Coventry - List of Mayors & Lord Mayors". www.historiccoventry.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "A tale of twin cities: how Coventry and Stalingrad invented the concept". The Guardian. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-5267-0852-6.
- ^ a b Hird, Horace (1966). How a City Grows: Historical Notes on the City of Bradford. H. Hird.
- ^ S2CID 144818372.
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- ^ Coventry Bereavement Services Canley - Crematorium & Gardens of Remembrance (PDF). Coventry City Council.
- ^ "Tablecloth Story | История скатерти". www.talkingbirds.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Volgograd: a long association". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
External links
- Page with images of Smith Archived 17 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine