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'''Betty Lockwood, Baroness Lockwood''' (born 22 January 1924), is a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] activist. On a national and international level she has been heavily involved in promoting [[Equal opportunity|equal opportunities]] for women, and has supported many organizations in her native [[Yorkshire]].
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'''Betty Lockwood, Baroness Lockwood''' (22 January 1924 – 29 April 2019)<ref name="Death">{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Alex |title=Prominent Dewsbury women's right Baroness Lockwood activist dies aged 95 |url=https://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/people/prominent-dewsbury-women-s-rights-baroness-lockwood-activist-dies-aged-95-1-9741228 |website=Dewsbury Reporter |date=30 April 2019}}</ref> was a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] activist. She was heavily involved in promoting [[Equal opportunity|equal opportunities]] for women on a national and international level.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}


==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in [[Dewsbury]], [[West Yorkshire]], the daughter of Arthur Lockwood, a coal miner, Betty Lockwood followed an unconventional route into [[politics]]. She left Eastborough Girls School at 14, then continued her studies at night school. With the support of a [[Mary Macarthur]] [[scholarship]] for working women, she read economics and politics at [[Ruskin College]] in [[Oxford]].
Born in [[Dewsbury]], [[West Yorkshire]], the daughter of Arthur Lockwood, a coal miner, Betty Lockwood followed an unconventional route into [[politics]]. She left Eastborough Girls School at 14, then continued her studies at night school. With the support of a [[Mary Macarthur]] [[scholarship]] for working women, she read economics and politics at [[Ruskin College]] in [[Oxford]].


After attending university she became active in the Labour Party as regional women's organiser for Yorkshire, then moved to London as women's officer. She campaigned for equal pay and was instrumental in the creation of the [[Equal Pay Act 1970]].
After attending university she became active in the Labour Party as regional women's organiser for Yorkshire, then moved to London as women's officer. She campaigned for equal pay and was instrumental in the creation of the [[Equal Pay Act 1970]].


From 1975-83 she served as the first chair of the [[Equal Opportunities Commission]] and was chair of the European Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men (1982-83). On 27 February 1978 she was elevated to a [[life peerage]] as '''Baroness Lockwood''', of Dewsbury in the County of [[West Yorkshire]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=47477|date=2 March 1978|startpage=2673}}</ref>
From 1975–83 she served as the first chair of the [[Equal Opportunities Commission (United Kingdom)|Equal Opportunities Commission]] and was chair of the European Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men (1982–83). On 27 February 1978 she was elevated to a [[life peerage]] as '''Baroness Lockwood''', of Dewsbury in the County of [[West Yorkshire]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=47477|date=2 March 1978|page=2673}}</ref> She sat in the [[House of Lords]] until her retirement on 18 May 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/baroness-lockwood/2048|title=Baroness Lockwood|publisher=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]]}}</ref>

Lockwood died on 29 April 2019.<ref name="Death" />


==Affiliations==
==Affiliations==
Her connections with the [[University of Bradford]] date back to 1983, when she became a member of its council and she served as [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the university from 1997, being succeeded in 2005 by the former [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan international cricketer]] and politician [[Imran Khan]].
Her connections with the [[University of Bradford]] date back to 1983, when she became a member of its council and she served as [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the university from 1997, being succeeded in 2005 by the former [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan international cricketer]] and politician [[Imran Khan]].


From 1983 to 1989, Lockwood was president of [[Birkbeck College, London]], a university college specialising in part-time adult higher education.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former officers of the College |url=https://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/past-officers |website=Birkbeck, University of London |access-date=1 July 2023}}</ref>
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She is currently Chair of the [[National Coal Mining Museum for England]]. She has received four honorary doctorates and is President of the Yorkshire [[Arthritis Research Campaign]]. She is also a member of [[Soroptimist]] International, a group working to advance the status of women and is a patron of the [[Born in Bradford]] research project. She lists her hobbies as enjoying the [[Yorkshire Dales]] and [[opera]].

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She was chair of the [[National Coal Mining Museum for England]]. She received four honorary doctorates and was President of the Yorkshire [[Arthritis Research Campaign]]. She was also a member of [[Soroptimist]] International, a group working to advance the status of women and was a patron of the [[Born in Bradford]] research project. She listed her hobbies as enjoying the [[Yorkshire Dales]] and [[opera]].


==Family==
==Family==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.dodonline.co.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=81&biog=y&id=26997 Political Biography of members of the House of Lords]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060903014755/http://www.dodonline.co.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=81&biog=y&id=26997 Political Biography of members of the House of Lords]
* [http://www.soroptimistinternational.org Homepage of Soroptimist International]
* [http://www.soroptimistinternational.org Homepage of Soroptimist International]


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Latest revision as of 03:49, 10 November 2024

The Right Honourable
The Baroness Lockwood
Lockwood in the Lords chamber, 2008
4th Chancellor of the University of Bradford
In office
March 1997 – 7 December 2005
Preceded byTrevor Holdsworth
Succeeded byImran Khan
Member of the House of Lords
Life peer
In office
27 February 1978 – 18 May 2017
Personal details
Born(1924-01-22)22 January 1924
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England
Died29 April 2019(2019-04-29) (aged 95)
Alma materRuskin College

Betty Lockwood, Baroness Lockwood (22 January 1924 – 29 April 2019)[1] was a Labour Party activist. She was heavily involved in promoting equal opportunities for women on a national and international level.[citation needed]

Biography

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Born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, the daughter of Arthur Lockwood, a coal miner, Betty Lockwood followed an unconventional route into politics. She left Eastborough Girls School at 14, then continued her studies at night school. With the support of a Mary Macarthur scholarship for working women, she read economics and politics at Ruskin College in Oxford.

After attending university she became active in the Labour Party as regional women's organiser for Yorkshire, then moved to London as women's officer. She campaigned for equal pay and was instrumental in the creation of the Equal Pay Act 1970.

From 1975–83 she served as the first chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission and was chair of the European Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men (1982–83). On 27 February 1978 she was elevated to a life peerage as Baroness Lockwood, of Dewsbury in the County of West Yorkshire.[2] She sat in the House of Lords until her retirement on 18 May 2017.[3]

Lockwood died on 29 April 2019.[1]

Affiliations

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Her connections with the University of Bradford date back to 1983, when she became a member of its council and she served as Chancellor of the university from 1997, being succeeded in 2005 by the former Pakistan international cricketer and politician Imran Khan.

From 1983 to 1989, Lockwood was president of Birkbeck College, London, a university college specialising in part-time adult higher education.[4]

She was chair of the National Coal Mining Museum for England. She received four honorary doctorates and was President of the Yorkshire Arthritis Research Campaign. She was also a member of Soroptimist International, a group working to advance the status of women and was a patron of the Born in Bradford research project. She listed her hobbies as enjoying the Yorkshire Dales and opera.

Family

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She married Lieutenant-Colonel Cedric Hall in 1978. He died in 1988.

References

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  1. ^ a b Miller, Alex (30 April 2019). "Prominent Dewsbury women's right Baroness Lockwood activist dies aged 95". Dewsbury Reporter.
  2. ^ "No. 47477". The London Gazette. 2 March 1978. p. 2673.
  3. ^ "Baroness Lockwood". UK Parliament.
  4. ^ "Former officers of the College". Birkbeck, University of London. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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Party political offices
Preceded by National Women's Officer of the Labour Party
1967–1975 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by
New position
 Chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission
1975–1983 		Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by Chancellor of the University of Bradford
1997–2005 		Succeeded by
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