Dorothy Evans (1893 – 22 September 1943) was a

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leader. Born in

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, Evans was educated at Stockport High School, then studied at the

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.Cheryl Law, ''Women: A Modern Political Dictionary'', pp.59-60 From 1918 to 1931, she served as general secretary of the

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, serving on the Standing Joint Committee of Working Women's Organisations.

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, "Obituary: Miss Dorothy Evans, MA, Barrister-at-Law", ''Annual Report of the 1944 Trades Union Congress'', p.190 In her spare time, Evans studied to become a

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, and was called to the bar in 1925. Despite this, she remained a trade union official. Also active in the Labour Party, she stood unsuccessfully in the

1930 Paddington South by-election The 1930 Paddington South by-election was held on 30 October 1930. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Commodore Douglas King. It was won by the Empire Free Trade Crusade candidate Ernest Taylor. On ...

. In 1931, Evans left the AWCS and became secretary of the National Association of Women Civil Servants. She died in 1943, following a long illness.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Dorothy 1893 births 1943 deaths Alumni of the University of Manchester English barristers Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates British trade union leaders People from Stockport Women trade unionists 20th-century English lawyers