Nancy Adam

Nancy Adam (23 Feb 1888 – 6 May 1982) was a Scottish trade union official who served as the first woman officer of the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

For similarly named people, see Nancy Adams (disambiguation).

Nancy Adam
Woman Officer of the Trades Union Congress
In office
1922–1951
Succeeded byMargaret McKay
Personal details
Bornc. 1894 (1894-08-14UTC12:56:23)
Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
DiedMay 6, 1982(1982-05-06) (aged 87–88)
NationalityBritish
Alma materRuskin College
OccupationTrade union official

Life

Born in Glasgow, Adam became involved in the trade union movement at an early age. She worked as an organiser for the National Federation of Women Workers, under Mary Macarthur. She left the federation to study at Ruskin College for two years, after which she found work as the secretary to James Maxton, a prominent Labour Party Member of Parliament. After some time working for him and also for Tom Dickson, she moved to the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, where she was the personal secretary to General Secretary A. J. Cook for eight years.[1]

In 1932, Adam began working for the TUC as the secretary of its Women's National Advisory Committee. She became known as the organisation's first woman officer, and remained in the post until her retirement in 1951.[2]

Adam was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1945. She died at the age of 94, in 1982.[2]

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References
  1. "Any Other Business". Labour. February 1951.
  2. "Obituary: Nancy Adam". Annual Report of the Trades Union Congress: 346. 1982.
Trade union offices
Preceded by
New position		 Woman Officer of the Trades Union Congress
1932–1951		 Succeeded by
Margaret McKay
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