by H. N. Brailsford. In the 1920s, Glasier joined the Society of Friends and the Theosophical Society. She became the ILP's National Organiser, but resigned in 1931 when the ILP left the Labour Party, continuing to work for the Labour Party, after a brief flirtation with the Socialist League. In 1948 she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Price by Labour MP Gilbert McAllister for her "humanitarian work in England and elsewhere". Death and legacy Katharine Glasier moved to Glen Cottage in Earby, Lancashire in 1922 and remained there until her death in 1950. Her younger son, Glen, predeceased her in 1928. After her death, Glen Cottage was donated to the Youth Hostels Association for use as a hostel. It has remained as such, although the building is now owned by Pendle Borough Council. Among her achievements were the introduction of pit-head baths in England, the founding of the Margaret McMillan Memorial College in Bradford, and work for the Save the Children Fund. The Metropolitan Borough of Islington named after her in 1939 a block of apartments in Hazellville Road, London. References Further reading Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Katharine Glasier, Spartacus Educational 1867 births 1950 deaths Alumni of Newnham College, Cambridge British women journalists 19th-century English novelists 20th-century English novelists British women novelists British socialists Independent Labour Party National Administrative Committee members People from Stoke Newington Converts to Quakerism 19th-century British women writers 20th-century British women writers