[2] At one Liberal Assembly in Scarborough in the mid 1970s, when Brooks heard women waiters were getting less pay than their male counterparts she led a sit down strike in the middle of the hall.
Another cause Mrs Brooks cared about was the fate of Liberal Clubs and she started a campaign to return them to their party roots.
Politically, Brooks was hailed as a person who kept Liberalism alive in the party's dark days of the 1950s.
She held this seat for 23 years during which she served as Liberal group leader, chairman of the Council and Mayor of Skipton.
In addition to her politics, Brooks was passionate about her Scottish family roots and was a founder member of the Clan Graham.