Ruby Part
Ruby Docie Quarrell Part (1894 – 1969) was a British trade unionist and political activist.
Born in Swindon, Part trained as a milliner and moved to Bristol. Shocked by working conditions, in 1913 she joined the Workers' Union, and soon began working full-time as a union organiser, in Somerset, opening a chain of branches for women glovemakers. She later became the union's national women's organiser. She also joined the Independent Labour Party and the No More War Movement.[1][2][3]
In 1928, Part married John Davies, a prominent figure in the Workers' Educational Association, and she became Ruby Davies.[4] She stood for the Labour Party in Wells at the 1929 UK general election, taking third place, with 15% of the vote.[5]
References
- ^ The Labour Who's Who. London: Labour Publishing Company. 1927. p. 164.
- ^ Worley, Matthew (2009). The Foundations of the British Labour Party. 0754667316: Ashgate. p. 181.
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- ^ "DAVIES, JOHN (1882 - 1937), secretary of the South Wales District of the W.E.A., 1919-1937". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Women candidates: a total of 64 for all parties", Manchester Guardian, 4 May 1929