Jean Robinson CBE JP (8 December 1899 – 5 November 1987) was the first female mayor of Blackpool, Lancashire, serving from 1968–1969, after having been a member of the town council for 14 years. Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Robinson's mother died in 1907, and her father left in 1909, leaving the children to look after themselves. At the age of 12, Robinson began working in a cotton mill, later becoming a weaver. In 1934, due to unemployment, she moved with her husband to Blackpool. There, they set up a stall in the Abingdon Street Market, and Robinson devoted her spare time to the Labour Party and the co-operative movement. She also became active in the Workers' Educational Association, and in the Soroptimist movement.