Catherine Hogg Blair
Catherine Blair | |
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| Born | Catherine Shields 8 January 1872 Byres Farm, Bathgate, Scotland |
| Died | 18 November 1946 (aged 74) North Berwick, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Other names | Catherine Blair Catherine Hogg Blair |
| Known for | Suffragette and founder of the Scottish Women's Rural Institute Establishing Mak'Merry Pottery Studio |
| Notable work | Rural Journey: A History of the S.W.R.I. From Cradle to Majority |
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Catherine Hogg Blair (née Shields; 8 January 1872 – 18 November 1946) was a Scottish suffragette, magistrate, founder of the Scottish Women's Rural Institute (SWRI), and member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). Blair was a passionate campaigner and spokeswoman for rural women, dedicated to doing 'all in her power to further the interests of women'. In 1940, Blair's history of the Scottish Women's Rural Institute Rural Journey: A History of the S.W.R.I. From Cradle to Majority was published, summarising the achievements and goals of the organisation since its inception in 1917. Blair was also a skilled potter, founding Mak'Merry pottery studio in the town of MacMerry, East Lothian.