Ethel Wormald
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Dame
Ethel Wormald, DBE, OBE, DL, JP, the second woman Lord Mayor of Liverpool
(born 19 November 1901 — died 23 February 1993) was a British
politician, educationist and social activist. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
for her efforts.
after Stanley Wormald took up employment at the Liverpool Institute.
. She served on the council until 1968, chairing the Education Committee from 1955-61, and again from 1963-67. She fought for comprehensive education legislation that would abolish selection. In 1967, she became the second woman named Lord Mayor of Liverpool
.
She became a member of Liverpool Regional Hospital Board and fought to establish a day centre for mentally ill patients who had been discharged from local hospitals without options.
Several years before her death she moved to Bethesda, Wales
with her younger son, Michael Wormald, a Labour councillor in Arfon
for twelve years.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
Ethel Wormald, DBE, OBE, DL, JP, the second woman Lord Mayor of Liverpool
Lord Mayor of Liverpool
The office of Mayor of Liverpool has existed since the foundation of Liverpool as a borough by the Royal Charter of King John in 1207. This changed, however, some time after Liverpool was granted city status in 1880 when it was deemed necessary for the "second city of the Empire" to have a Lord Mayor...
(born 19 November 1901 — died 23 February 1993) was a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
politician, educationist and social activist. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
for her efforts.
Biography
Born as Ethel May Robinson, she attended Leeds University on scholarship. After graduating she married Stanley Wormald. The couple would have two sons. The family relocated to LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
after Stanley Wormald took up employment at the Liverpool Institute.
Political career/activism
She was involved the Personal Aid Society and the Socialist Educational Association. She stood in 1953 as a Labour candidate for Kensington, LiverpoolKensington, Liverpool
Kensington is an inner city area of Liverpool, England. It is located immediately to the east of Liverpool city centre, and is bordered by Everton to the north, Fairfield to the east and Edge Hill to the south....
. She served on the council until 1968, chairing the Education Committee from 1955-61, and again from 1963-67. She fought for comprehensive education legislation that would abolish selection. In 1967, she became the second woman named Lord Mayor of Liverpool
Lord Mayor of Liverpool
The office of Mayor of Liverpool has existed since the foundation of Liverpool as a borough by the Royal Charter of King John in 1207. This changed, however, some time after Liverpool was granted city status in 1880 when it was deemed necessary for the "second city of the Empire" to have a Lord Mayor...
.
She became a member of Liverpool Regional Hospital Board and fought to establish a day centre for mentally ill patients who had been discharged from local hospitals without options.
Several years before her death she moved to Bethesda, Wales
Bethesda, Wales
Bethesda is a town lying on the River Ogwen and the A5 road on the edge of Snowdonia, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, colloquially called Pesda by the locals.- History :...
with her younger son, Michael Wormald, a Labour councillor in Arfon
Arfon
Arfon was one of five districts of Gwynedd, Wales, from 1974 to 1996.It was created by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974 from part of the administrative county of Caernarfonshire, namely the municipal boroughs of Bangor and Caernarfon, the Bethesda urban district, the rural districts...
for twelve years.