Louie Bennett

Louie Bennett
Born
Louisa Elizabeth Bennett

7 January 1870
Died25 November 1956(1956-11-25) (aged 86)
Dublin, Ireland
Alma materAlexandra College
Organization(s)Irish Women's Workers Union, Irish Trades Union Congress, Irish Women's Suffrage Federation
Political partyLabour Party

Louie Bennett (7 January 1870 – 25 November 1956)[1] was an Irish suffragette, trade unionist, journalist and writer. Born and raised in Dublin, she established the Irish Women's Suffrage Federation in 1911. She was a joint editor and contributor to the Irish Citizen newspaper. She wrote two books, The Proving of Priscilla (1902)[2] and A Prisoner of His Word (1908),[3] and continued to contribute to newspapers as a freelance journalist. She played a significant role in the Irish Women Workers' Union,[4] and was the first woman president of the Irish Trade Union Congress.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Irish Genealogy". civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ^ Bennett, Louie (1902). The Proving of Priscilla. Dublin: Harper Bros.
  3. ^ Bennett, Louie (1908). A Prisoner of His Word. Dublin: Maunsel.
  4. ^ "History of Ireland". www.historyireland.com. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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