Ruth Dodds
Ruth Dodds (8 May 1890 – 1 April 1976[1]) lived in Gateshead, England and was an author, playwright and councillor of Gateshead. She was one of three daughters of bookbinder and historian and his wife Emily Dodds. Ruth Dodd lived at 'Home House' in Low Fell, Gateshead. She spent the rest of her life living there with her two sisters Hope and Sylvia.[2]
She joined the Labour Party after the First World War and was elected to Gateshead Council in 1929. However, she failed to be selected as a Parliamentary candidate in 1931 and 1936. In 1939 she resigned from the Labour Party in protest at its support for war, and although she later rejoined she was not as politically active. She was made the first woman freeman of Gateshead in 1965.
She is known, with her sisters Hope and , for founding the Little Theatre Gateshead.[3] A commemorative plaque to the three sisters was erected at their Gateshead home in 2005.[4]
Notes[]
- ^ Library of Congress Name Authority File
- ^ "Ruth Dodds of Gateshead (1890-1976), author, playwright and councillor". Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ History of the Progressive Players and the Little Theatre
- ^ *Gateshead commemorative plaques Archived 2013-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
Sources[]
- Asap Live
- The National Archives
- Tyne & wear Archives catalogue of personal papers
- Works by or about Ruth Dodds in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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