Ann Wigglesworth

Ann Wigglesworth (21 March 1939 – 24 September 2022) fair trade pioneer, educator and Aberdeen Woman of the Year 1985.

Early life and education Born Ann Livesley on 21 March 1939, in Wallasey, Merseyside.

Work and volunteering Following the Second World War, Ann Livesley spent a year working in a refugee camp in Austria. and had a daughter, Judith. In 1964, the Wigglesworths moved to Edinburgh, where her husband studied for Christian ministry, and they hosted international students regularly. Wigglesworth worked for the 'cutting edge' Traverse Theatre.

In 1979, on returning to Scotland, Wigglesworth was in Aberdeen, teaching again in local secondary schools.

From the work that Wigglesworth began, Aberdeen Council was able to meet the criteria for becoming the first Scottish Fairtrade City (along with Dundee) in March 2004. Her funeral was held in St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh. The current leader of Aberdeen Fairtrade City group, Sue Good, said "Ann is firmly established as one of the pioneers of Fairtrade in Aberdeen and, as such, will be remembered."