Mary Hutchison

Mary Hutchison
Mary Hutchison
Born	Mary Casey; 18 January 1915; Edinburgh
Died	1 October 1994 (aged 79); Edinburgh
Known for	National President of Scottish Co-operative Women’s Guild

Mary Hutchison (née Casey) (18 January 1915 – 1 October 1994) was the National President of the Scottish Co-operative Women’s Guild.

She grew up in the south of Edinburgh and was one of three daughters born to Catherine Sinclair and Michael Casey. After leaving school, she worked in upholstery. In 1938, she married Lawrence Hutchison, a foreman joiner, and she gave birth to three daughters.^[1]

In the early 1960s, Hutchison joined the Craigmillar Branch of Scottish Co-operative Women’s Guild (SCWG), taking advantage opportunities for working women unavailable anywhere else at the time.^[1] She attended business classes run by the SCWG. She started a youth club with vital support from the St. Cuthbert’s Co-operative Association Education Committee.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Ewan, Elizabeth, ed. (2018). The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-4744-3629-8. OCLC 1057237368.

[:0-1] 1 2 3 Ewan, Elizabeth, ed. (2018). The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-4744-3629-8. OCLC 1057237368.

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