Muriel Ritson
Muriel Ritson CBE | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 July 1885 |
| Died | 8 July 1980 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | Greenock Academy |
| Known for | Scottish representative on the Beveridge Committee which formed the National Health Service |
Muriel Ritson
Early life
Muriel was in born in Gourock to John Fletcher Ritson, a railway agent, and Agnes Jane Catto.[1] She attended Greenock Academy and a German finishing school.[2][unreliable source?] She always valued having been educated at a co-educational school, and worked to promote women's equality in the workplace.[2]
She began working as a social worker and rent collector for the Glasgow Workman's Dwellings Company between 1908 and 1911.[1]
Career
Her work with the GWDC made her familiar with health insurance work.[1] During World War I she served on Public Health Committees and worked social and public health in Glasgow. She joined the Commission of Investigation which visited France in connection with the WAAF.[1]
In 1919 she was appointed the only woman in the
Legacy
Before her retirement in 1946 she became Scottish Controller of the
References
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