Her mother was Margaret McIntyre Morrison and her father was Andrew Lamond, a jute manufacturer and commission agent.

[5] She took a position on the executive committee of the Scottish Federation of Women's Suffrage Societies the next year, along with Dr. Elsie Inglis.

During World War I, Lamond toured extensively in India, Australia, and New Zealand as a lecturer, for two years, raising money for the Scottish Women's Hospitals.

"[9] After the war, she served as an officer of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, and edited its newsletter, Jus Suffragii.

[13][14][15] She also chaired the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene for ten years, and was active with the organization for much longer.