Mary Stott

For the English politician, see Mary Fisher (mayor).
Mary Stott
Born
Charlotte Mary Waddington

(1907-07-18)18 July 1907
Leicester, England
Died16 September 2002(2002-09-16) (aged 95)
OccupationJournalist
Known forFounder of The Guardian's women's page
Spouse
Ken Stott
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(m. 1937)​

Mary Stott OBE (born Charlotte Mary Waddington) (18 July 1907 – 16 September 2002) was a British feminist and journalist. She was editor of The Guardian newspaper's women's page between 1957 and 1972.

Charlotte Mary Waddington was born in Leicester, England, the only daughter and third child of Robert Guy Waddington and his wife, born Amalie Bates. Robert and Amalie Waddington were both journalists. In 1937, she married Ken Stott, who was a journalist for the News Chronicle.

In November 2005, she was posthumously included (one of just five women) in the Press Gazette's 40-strong "gallery" of most influential British journalists.

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