#OtD 16 Mar 1978 Mary Brooksbank, Scottish mill worker, socialist, trade unionist died.

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#OtD 16 Mar 1978 Mary Brooksbank, Scottish mill worker, socialist, trade unionist died. She founded the Working Women Guild, helped organize unemployed workers, was critical of Stalinism, and spent several years in prison for her efforts https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8812/mary-brooksbank-dies