On 4 May 1976 Rosie Hackett died. She was a nationalist, a trade unionist, and a workers' rights activist. She was only 18 when she led workers at Jacob's Biscuits to strike for better conditions. She went to form the Irish Women Worker's Union with Delia Larkin, Jim Larkin's sister. She took part in the Easter Rising as a nurse.
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Members of the Irish Women Workers' Union on the steps of Liberty Hall. c1914. The National Library of Ireland. No known copyright restrictions.
On 4 May 1976 Rosie Hackett died. She was a nationalist, a trade unionist, and a workers' rights activist. She was only 18 when she led workers at Jacob's Biscuits to strike for better conditions. She went to form the Irish Women Worker's Union with Delia Larkin, Jim Larkin's sister. She took part in the Easter Rising as a nurse.
#Ireland #IrishHistory #RosieHackett #IrishWomenWorkersUnion #DeliaLarkin #JimLarkin #EasterRising
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