Newspaper cutting from 'The Irish Times' of a letter, by William O'Brien, concenring the role of women in the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union and the Irish Women Workers' Union,
1955 May 2.
O'Brien describes how James Larkin enforced a male-only membership policy within the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union, against James' Connolly's request; how Louie Bennett and Helena Molony reorganised the Irish Women Workers' Union after the 1916 Rising; and how the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union opened admittance to women in 1918. Also mentions Thomas Foran and Delia Larkin.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | A typesript draft of this letter may be found at MS 15,676/1/17. Physical description: 1 item (2 pages). more |
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Newspaper cutting from 'The Irish Times' of a letter, by William O'Brien, concenring the role of women in the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union and the Irish Women Workers' Union,
1955 May 2.
| In Collection: | William O'Brien (1881-1968) Papers, 1898-1969 |
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| Description: | O'Brien describes how James Larkin enforced a male-only membership policy within the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union, against James' Connolly's request; how Louie Bennett and Helena Molony reorganised the Irish Women Workers' Union after the 1916 Rising; and how the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union opened admittance to women in 1918. Also mentions Thomas Foran and Delia Larkin. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (2 pages). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 15,676/1/113
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |
| Corporate Author: | Irish Times, Ltd. (Dublin, Ireland) |