Dorothy Thurtle (née Lansbury) (15 November 1890 - 28 February 1973) was a campaigner on women's health issues and Labour Party politician.
The daughter of George Lansbury, she married Ernest Thurtle (later MP for Shoreditch) in 1912.
From 1925 she was a member of Shoreditch Borough Council in 1925 and was Mayor of Shoreditch for 1936-37. She also sat as a member of the London County Council representing Shoreditch from 1946-49.
Wikipedia page [1] refers, and a biography here.
Details of the Dorothy Thurtle Memorial Garden here
References[]
- Stephen Brooke. Thurtle, Dorothy (1890–1973). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press..