Margaret Buckley
Irish republican, trade unionist, and writer
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Maura Breslin
Irish trade unionist and feminist
Margaret Jane Scott Hawthorne
Margaret Scott Hawthorne was one of those who spearheaded the campaign to improve conditions for women workers in New Zealand. She is also notable for being one of the first women to achieve a position of status in the public service.
Selina Hale
Selina Hale was notable for having two significant careers: seven years as a trade unionist, and 21 years as a public servant.
Mai Clifford
Irish trade union official and laundress
Louie Bennett
Irish suffragist, trade unionist, and peace activist
Aileen Anna Maria Garmson
Garmson was active on behalf of the unemployed, and supported the interests of women workers both within and outside the union. She persuaded the New Zealand Workers’ Union to endorse the organisation of women into trade unions, and proposed that a women’s branch of the NZWU be formed.
Helen Chenevix
Irish trade unionist, suffragist, and social campaigner
Alice Eleanor Cossey
As ATU secretary, Cossey was a leading advocate of higher wages for women. When she retired in 1945 she left behind a strong union which was the oldest surviving women’s union in New Zealand.
Cissie Cahalan
Irish trade unionist and suffragist