Eileen Beasley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Catherine Eileen James 4 April 1921[1] Henllan Amgoed, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Died | 12 August 2012 (aged 91) Henllan Amgoed, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Spouse |
Trefor Beasley
(m. 1951; died 1994) |
Eileen Beasley (4 April 1921 – 12 August 2012) was a Welsh teacher who, along with her husband Trefor, conducted a campaign of civil disobedience in the 1950s against the Rural District Council of Llanelli in a demand for council rate bills in the Welsh language. Her stand has led Welsh language campaigners to describe her as the "mother of direct action" and her protest helped to lead to the creation of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg.