Education
Born in Cardross, Murray was educated at Street Leonards School, and then undertook voluntary work with the League of Pity.
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In 1908, she joined the Women"s Franchise League, and was soon appointed its secretary for the whole of Scotland outside the major cities. She became its leading figure in Glasgow, and was president of its Scottish Council in 1913. She opposed the undemocratic nature of the Women"s Social and Political Union and so did not become involved with lieutenant
During World War I, Murray worked at a munitions factory and on confidential business, but also found time to write her first novel, The Hidden Tragedy.
She stood in Glasgow Bridgeton as an independent candidate at the 1918 United Kingdom general election, the only woman to stand in Scotland at the election, although she did not come close to winning the seat. After the war, Murray wrote Scottish Women of Bygone Days.
She became interested in folklore, and campaigned for the creation of a Scottish folk museum.
