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Maud Ward

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'''Maud M. A. Ward''' was a [[British people|British]] socialist activist.

The daughter of an Anglican vicar, she studied at the National Training School of Cookery, and became a cook. She became interested in socialism, and joined the [[Social Democratic Federation]] in [[Tunbridge Wells]], teaching a class on Marxist economics.<ref name="hunt">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

Ward was a supporter of [[women's suffrage]], joining the [[Adult Suffrage Society]], and serving as its secretary from 1908 to 1909.<ref name="hunt" /> She was also on the committee of the [[Women's Labour League]], and was a close friend of its leader, [[Margaret Bondfield]], at one time sharing a house with her and Ethel Clarke.<ref></ref>

In about 1911, Ward gave up activism to become the Chief Woman Inspector for the [[National Insurance Act 1911]].<ref name="hunt" />

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[[Category:Social Democratic Federation members]]


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