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Agnes Hardie
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| Member of Parliament for Glasgow Springburn |
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| In office 7 September 1937 – 4 July 1945 |
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| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | George Hardie |
| Succeeded by | John Forman |
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| Born |
Agnes Agnew Pettigrew
6 September 1874 |
| Died | 24 March 1951 (aged 76) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | George Hardie |
| Relatives | Keir Hardie (brother-in-law) |
Agnes Agnew Hardie (born Pettigrew; 6 September 1874 – 24 March 1951) was an important British politician. She was a member of the Labour Party.
Early Life
Agnes Hardie started her work with the Labour movement as a shop girl in Glasgow. The Labour movement works to improve the lives of working people. She was one of the first members of the Shop Assistants' Union. This union helped people who worked in shops. She worked as an organizer for them for several years.
During the First World War, Agnes was a women's organizer for the Labour Party. She also served on the Glasgow Education Authority. This group helped manage schools in Glasgow. She married George Hardie. George was also a Member of Parliament (MP). He was the brother of Keir Hardie, a very famous Labour leader. From 1918 to 1923, Agnes was the Women's Organizer for the Labour Party in Scotland.
Political Career
In 1937, there was a special election in Glasgow called a by-election. This election happened because her husband, George Hardie, had passed away. Agnes was elected as the MP for Glasgow Springburn. An MP is a person elected to represent an area in the British Parliament.
She held her seat in Parliament until 1945, when she decided to retire. When she was elected, Agnes Hardie made history. She was Glasgow's first female MP. She was also the fifth woman ever elected as an MP in Scotland. Plus, she was the second Scottish Labour woman to become an MP, after Jennie Lee.
See Also
- George Hardie MP
