Kathleen Baxter
English advocate of women's rights
(Mary) Kathleen Baxter, née Young (30 May 1901 – 25 October 1988), was an English women's rights activist.
Education and career
Born in Bradford, England, to a Roman Catholic family, Kathleen Young was educated at St. Joseph's Catholic College, Bradford, and then gained a PPE degree at Oxford University, Society of Oxford Home Students.
She worked as an inspector of taxes until she was obliged by the marriage bar to resign from the Inland Revenue on getting married. The marriage was reported by the Daily Mirror under the headline "Tax Office Romance: Senior Woman Inspector Weds Barrister at Westminster Cathedral". Her friend Diana Reid stated in her obituary that this forced resignation spurred her desire to end discrimination against women.
During World War II, Baxter worked for a period at the Wool Control at Ben Rhydding Hydro in Ilkley, Yorkshire.
Women's rights advocacy
In 1951, she joined the National Council of Women, rising to become vice-president in 1961–1964 and president in 1964–1966. She led the British delegation to the Teheran Conference of the International Council of Women, and was vice chairman of the European Centre of the International Council of Women. She was legal advisor to the National Council of Women up until her death.
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