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The Mary Stott Award is here again
Yes it is time for you, our brilliant NWR members, to put on your thinking caps and make your nominations for the Mary Stott Award 2023, writes trustee Jennifer Johnson
The award is named in memory of Mary Stott who was a journalist and editor of the Guardian’s women’s page in the 1960s. At that time women often followed their husband’s job moves and ended up isolated with no way to connect to other women for stimulating discussion and friendship. An article on this subject touched a raw nerve and the women’s page was inundated with women wanting to be connected with others in the same situation. This groundswell lead to the founding of the National Housewives’ Register, which subsequently developed into the National Women’s Register.
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Mary Stott was a stalwart supporter of
NWR to the end. She died aged 95 in 2002. The trustees decided to found an award in her name and it was first presented in 2003.
We would like you to nominate a fellow NWR member for the award. Somebody who has done something exceptional. We have developed the following criteria to help you. The person being nominated should have achieved highly in one or more of the following areas:
