Elizabeth Andrews

Alexandra Jones (Independent Scholar - Europe)

Ed. by Rita Singer, Aberystwyth University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.2: Welsh Writing and Culture, 400-present.
Vol. editors: Kirsti Bohata (Swansea University), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele), Rita Singer (Aberystwyth University)

Dates

Born 1880
Died 1960

Places

Born in Wales
Active in Wales

Cultural Identities

Political and cultural identities

Activities

Primary

Political writer

Other

Autobiographer

Resources

Andrews' Works

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Elizabeth Andrews was a pioneering political organiser and campaigner, as well as a writer and editor, on the subject of women’s rights, health and education. She was the Labour Party’s first Women’s Organiser for Wales, one of the first female magistrates (JPs) in Wales, and a leading figure establishing branches of the Co-operative Women’s Guild in south Wales. Her apt personal motto “educate, agitate, organise!” befitted a life dedicated to advancing the social and political conditions of working class women. She drew inspiration from her experience growing up in a miner’s household in south Wales, during a period of major social change, political agitation and industrial unrest.

Elizabeth Andrews was born on 15 December 1882 at 13 John Street, Penderyn, Brecknockshire, a

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Citation: Jones, Alexandra. "Elizabeth Andrews". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 11 July 2018 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14019, accessed 24 November 2024.]