Margaret Hunter
Margaret Hunter | |
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Born | Margaret Anderson 11 November 1922 |
Died | 21 February 1986 |
Nationality | Scottish |
Known for | Communist activism and trade unionism |
Margaret Annie Hunter (born Anderson; 11 November 1922 – 21 February 1986) was a Scottish communist activist and trade unionist who is known for playing an active role in the Communist Party of Great Britain from the 1940s until her retirement in the early 1970s and eventual death in 1986.[1]
Personal life
Hunter was born in Bridgeton, Glasgow to mother Margaret Rippey and father James Anderson, who was a milk salesman. She grew up in
Political activism
Hunter joined the CPGB's youth wing, the
In 1958,[1] Hunter become the party's Scottish organiser, part of the Scottish secretariat. She played a key role in organising the CPGB's 1958 celebrations to mark the bicentenary of Robert Burns' birth.[2] When Helen Crawfurd Anderson died in 1954, Hunter made an oration at her funeral, at which she said the international socialist movement had lost "one of its finest representatives".[3]
She ran for election to the UK Parliament in the Glasgow Gorbals constituency in 1964[1] (1,339 votes; 5.6%) and 1966 (819 votes; 4.1%).
In 1963, she relocated from Glasgow to London[1] to work as the party's national women's officer, which saw her continue to sit on the CPGB's Executive Committee, while also co-ordinating the work of the national Women's Advisory Committee (WAC).[2]
Death
Hunter became unwell while taking part in a political delegation to East Germany in the early 1970s, which led her to retire from political activism. She continued to live in London until her death in 1986.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Stevenson, Graham. "Margaret Hunter". Graham Stevenson. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ ISBN 9780748626601.
- ^ "Helen Crawfurd ~ Political Activist, Suffragette and Red Cydesider". Made in Perth. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2017.