Dorothy Archibald, Lady Archibald (January 1895 – 22 July 1960) was a British politician. Born in

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as Dorothy Holroyd, she studied for a year at the

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, then at

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. After completing her studies, she became an inspector for a trades board. Immediately after

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, she travelled to Eastern Europe to undertake relief work for children there."Lady Archibald", ''

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'', 25 July 1960 In 1926, Holroyd married George Archibald, a Labour Party member of

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. The couple had a son, and the family moved to London in 1930, where Archibald devoted her spare time to the London North Western Child Guidance Clinic. This led her to an interest in

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, and she worked with Ida Mann on a long-term study of possible links between psychological and ophthalmological problems in children. As part of the research, Archibald spent two years at

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, and when it was completed, the

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awarded her a BSc degree in recognition of her work. Archibald stood at the Labour candidate in

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at the

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, taking a strong second place. She was elected to

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in 1946, representing Battersea South, serving a single term. In 1950, she stood for Labour in Wells, increasing the party's vote share. By this time, George had been created Baron Archibald, and she therefore took the title of Lady Archibald. The family moved to

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in 1951, where Dorothy became a

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and was also active in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Archibald, Dorothy 1895 births 1960 deaths Alumni of the University of Liverpool Alumni of Girton College, Cambridge British baronesses by marriage Harvard University people Labour Party (UK) councillors Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Members of the Fabian Society Members of London County Council Politicians from Liverpool Women councillors in England