Mary Barbour was a Scottish political activist, local councillor, bailie and magistrate. Barbour was closely associated with the Red Clydeside movement in the early 20th century and especially for her role as the main organiser of the women of Govan who took part in the rent strikes of 1915.
Mary Barbour
Mary Barbour
Govan Fairfield election address
Statue to commemorate Mary Barbour, Govan Cross, Glasgow. View from the front.
Red Clydeside was the era of political radicalism in Glasgow, Scotland, and areas around the city, on the banks of the River Clyde, such as Clydebank, Greenock, Dumbarton and Paisley, from the 1910s until the early 1930s. Red Clydeside is a significant part of the history of the labour movement in Britain as a whole, and Scotland in particular.
Willie Gallacher
Mary Barbour
Medium Mark C tanks and government soldiers deployed to the city on 31 January 1919
Manny Shinwell