Ruth Uzzell

Ruth Uzzell
Born
Ruth Freeman

7 October 1880
Tysoe, Warwickshire, England
Died2 November 1945 (aged 65)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Occupation(s)Trade unionist, speaker
OrganizationNational Union of Agricultural Workers
MovementLabour; Co-operative

Ruth Uzzell (née Freeman;[1] 7 October 1880[2] – 2 November 1945)[3] was a British trade unionist, speaker, and member of the executive committee of the National Union of Agricultural Workers.[4][5] She has been described as "one of the many gifted working-class women who found in the Labour Movement a way to selfless and unswerving service to their class", becoming a well-known speaker throughout England and Wales.[4][6][7] She was the first Labour woman elected to Oxford City Council.[4][8]

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  5. ^ Verdon, Nicola (2009). "Agricultural Labour and the Contested Nature of Women's Work in Interwar England and Wales". The Historical Journal. 52 (1): 109–130. doi:10.1017/S0018246X08007334. ISSN 0018-246X.
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  7. ^ Scotland, Nigel (1991). Agricultural trade unionism in Gloucestershire, 1872-1950. Internet Archive. Cheltenham : Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education, Centre for the Study of Religion. ISBN 978-0-9517369-0-6.
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