Marjorie Pollitt
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Marjorie Edna Pollitt, born Marjorie Brewer (1902–1991) was a British teacher and communist activist.
Marjorie Brewer was a founder member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) in 1920. In 1925 she married Harry Pollitt.[1] During the 1926 General Strike she was arrested and charged with sedition for distributing The Workers Bulletin, a Communist newsletter. Fined £50, she was dismissed from her teaching post, and risked having her teaching certificate suspended.[2]
In the 1950 general election she unsuccessfully contested Hendon North for the Communist Party.[3]
Works
[edit | edit source]- Defeat of Trotskyism. London: Communist Party of Great Britain, 1937.
- A Rebel Life: Marjorie Pollitt recalls her life and times. Ultimo: Red Pen Publications, 1989. With an introduction by Laurie Aarons. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Matthew R. Kavanagh, British Communism and the Politics of Education, 1926–1968, PhD thesis, University of Manchester, 2015, pp.11, 30
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- ^ 'Obituary. Mr. Harry Pollitt: Communism in Britain', The Times, 28 June 1960, p.15
External links
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