Grace Paterson | |
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| Born | 1843 |
| Died | 1925 |
| Known for | School board member, temperance activist, suffragist, and founder of the Glasgow School of Cookery |
| Parent(s) | Georgina Smith and William Paterson |
Grace Chalmers Paterson was a campaigner, suffragist, temperance activist and educationalist.
Paterson was born in Glasgow to Georgina Smith and William Paterson, a merchant.
She campaigned for the improvement of domestic education for working class girls. She was a friend and supporter of Janet Galloway and Christian Guthrie Wright, founder of the Edinburgh School of Cookery. [1]
She was one of the first women elected to a school board in Glasgow, in 1885. [1] She also founded the Glasgow school of cookery, alongside Margaret Black. [2] She was the "driving force" behind this institution. [3] She was involved in the temperance movement in Scotland. [1]
She was a founder member of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Association for Women's Suffrage. [4] She joined the WSPU in 1907. [1]
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