Obit - Lydia Flint

• Title	Obit - Lydia Flint
  Short Title	Obit - Lydia Flint
  Author	Northern Daily Telegraph
  Publisher	Wednesday March 3, 1934, Blackburn, England, Northern Daily Telegraph
  Media	Obit
  File ID	OBIT013
  Source ID	S327
  Text	DEATH OF MRS L. FLINT. ---------------------------- FIRST LADY TO FIGHT BLACKBURN ELECTION ----------------------------      Mrs. Lydia Flint, wife of Mr. Ernest Flint, a member of the staff of the Greenfield Mill Co., of 16 Spring Vale Garden Village, Darwen, has died at the age of 48.  The family (there are two boys) have been at Darwen since 1925.      Before that time they lived in Blackburn, where Mrs. Flint played a particularly prominent part in various public affairs.  She was the first lady to contest a seat on Blackburn Town Council, being candidate in Trinity Ward in November, 1921.  She had a wide experience of public and administrative work.      At one time she was a member of the Women's Liberal Executive, but later, along with her husband, joined the Labour Party, and was a most active worker.  During the war she represented the Blackburn Trades and Labour Council on the Food Control Committee and the Profiteering Committee.  She was a member of the After Care Committee of the Corporation in connection with the employment of children, and as secretary of the Blackburn Women's Council took a leading part in the movement for the institution of children's play centres.      Always keenly interested in social and educational questions, she attended the Workers' Educational Association classes in history and economics, while following her employment as a weaver at Blackburn, and more than 20 years ago became a member of the Blackburn Women's Adult School.      Very much opposed to war, she played a leading part in organising the women's peace crusade in Blackburn.  In order to take up this work she gave up scholastic training, to which she had been placed at Birmingham, and returned to the mill.  At Darwen, owing to family calls, she was not able to maintain all her public activities, but during her eight years there she had done much conspicuous work.      Among other things she was one of the most active members of the Conference for the Relief of the Unemployed.  Recently she became a member of the Society of Friends at Darwen.      The No More War Movement claimed her close attention and for many years she had been a member of the Workpeople's Panel in the Court of Referees.      Her remains are to be cremated at Manchester on Saturday.  A meeting will first be held by the Friends at Greenfield Institute and it is expected that Mr. J. Percival Davies will attend as the Friends' representative.
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