Tour Scotland Travel photograph of the newly erected statue to social campaigner Mary Barbour in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. Mary Barbour, née Rough, born 20 February 1875, died 2 April 1958, was a Scottish political activist, local councillor and magistrate. She was closely associated with the Red Clydeside movement in the early 20th century and especially for her role as the main organiser of the women of Govan who took part in the rent strikes of 1915. Her parents were Jean Gavin and James Rough, a handloom carpet weaver. She was the third of seven children. Barbour attended school until she was fourteen years old. In 1887, the family moved to the village of Elderslie and she gained work as a thread twister, eventually becoming a carpet printer. On 28 August 1896, she married engineer David Barbour, born 2 May 1873, died 13 November 1957, at Wallace Place, Elderslie. The couple settled in Govan. Prior to her death, Barbour lived at 34 Cromdale Street, Glasgow. She died at the age of 83 in the Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, and her funeral was held at Craigton Crematorium in Cardonald, near Govan. The statue was completed in 2017 and unveiled in March 2018.
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