Julia Varley
Julia Varley | |
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| Born | 1871 |
| Died | 1952 (age 81) Yorkshire, England |
| Monuments | Blue plaque in Birmingham |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
Julia Varley, OBE (born 1871 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died 1952 in Yorkshire) was an English trade unionist and suffragette.[1]
She worked in a mill from the age of 12.[1] At 15, she became the secretary of the Bradford Weavers' and Textile Workers' Union.[2]
In 1909 Varley moved to Birmingham and established a branch of the National Federation of Women Workers at the Cadbury factory at Bournville.[1] She was also involved in the of 1910 and the Black Country strike of 1913, and later sat on the General Council of the Trade Union Congress.[1]
She was made OBE in 1931, and retired in 1938.[1] She continued to live in Birmingham, before returning to Yorkshire, where she died in 1952.[1]
In May 2013, she was commemorated by the erection of a blue plaque at her former home in Hay Green Lane, Bournville, by the Birmingham Civic Society.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bournville blue plaque for suffragette Julia Varley". BBC Online. 2013-05-24. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Bradford to name streets after women to tackle gender imbalance". BBC. BBC. 12 June 2019.
- Mark, Metcalf (2015). Julia Varley - trade union organiser and fighter for women's rights. Online: UNITE EDUCATION.
- 1871 births
- 1952 deaths
- Trade unionists from Bradford
- Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- English suffragists
- Women trade unionists