Gertrude Polley
Gertrude Polley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gertrude Florence Polley 1900 |
| Died | 1982 (aged 81–82) |
| Organization | International Co-operative Alliance |
| Movement | Co-operative |
Gertrude Florence Polley OBE (1900 – 1982) was a British co-operative activist.
Polley began working for the International Co-operative Alliance in 1917, as personal secretary to Henry J. May, the organisation's general secretary. She remained in the post until May's death, in 1939, at which time, she was appointed as acting general secretary.[1] In 1947, she was finally appointed to the post on a permanent basis. In 1949, she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[2] She retired in 1963, and died in 1982.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Rhodes, Rita (2007). "The International Co-operative Alliance During War & Peace 1910 -1950". In Emmanuel, Joy; MacPherson, Ian (eds.). Co-operatives and the Pursuit of Peace (PDF). Victoria, B.C.: New Rochdale Press. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-1-55058-362-5. OCLC 173508904.
- ^ "No. 38493". The London Gazette. 31 December 1948. p. 14.
- ^ Shaffer, Jack (1999). Historical Dictionary of the Cooperative Movement. Scarecrow Press. p. 340. ISBN 0810866315 – via Internet Archive.