Sandra Brown (campaigner)
Sandra Brown,
Biography
The daughter of Mary and Alexander Gartshore, Brown was brought up in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.[2]
Brown was educated at
As well as campaigning against child sexual abuse, Brown has run a helpline for victims of workplace bullying in Scotland.
Moira McCall Anderson
Brown has believed, for many years, that, in February 1957, her bus driver father, an alleged
She campaigned to bring her father to justice, but her efforts were thwarted in 2006, when he died.
Moira Anderson Foundation
In memory of the missing child, she spearheaded in 2000 the founding of a
Since its inception the Foundation has assisted more than 500 families who have been afflicted by
On 23 February 2007, the fiftieth anniversary of her disappearance, a memorial service was held for Moira at
Media appearances
Now prominent as a
The unsolved case of Moira McCall Anderson has been the subject of three television documentaries -
Writings
One Of Our Ain
Brown has written a theatre play, recounting her childhood and the unexplained disappearance of the schoolchild - One Of Our Ain. This one-woman show, presented by Brown herself, has been staged at the Soho Theatre, London, Oran Mor Theatre, Glasgow and during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2006.
Where There Is Evil
Brown has written a
As of June 2013, Brown is co-writing a feature film screenplay adaptation of her life story & book, Where There Is Evil, with London screenwriter, Amanda Duke.
Awards
- In 2002, Brown was voted runner-up Scottish Citizen of the Year, by readers of The Scotsman newspaper.
- In 2005, Brown was voted Glasgow Evening Times.[4]
- In December 2006, Brown was made an The Prince of Wales, at an investiture at Buckingham Palace.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "OBE for child's rights campaigner". BBC News. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "Was my paedophile dad a murderer too?". Edinburgh: Scotsman. 20 April 2005. Archived from the original on 9 December 2005. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
- ^ Cook, James (31 January 2014). "Moira Anderson murder: A 57-year search for the truth". BBC News. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Tonight's the Night for Our Scotswoman of the Year". Red Orbit. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
Press coverage
- Has confession solved a murder?
- Sins of the father
- Scotswoman of the Year 2005
- Sandra Brown interviewed on BBC Woman's Hour
- Family and friends in special tribute to murdered Moira
- Sandra Brown reveals movie based on life of Moira Anderson in works