Julia Varley
| Julia Varley OBE | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
1871 Bradford, Yorkshire, England |
| 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]
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 Cradley Heath women chainmakers' strike 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bournville blue plaque for suffragette Julia Varley". BBC Online. 2013-05-24. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
| Trade union offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by New position |
Women Workers member of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress 1921 – 1925 With: Margaret Bondfield (1921 – 1923) Mary Quaile (1923 – 1925) |
Succeeded by Margaret Bondfield and Mary Quaile |
| Preceded by Margaret Bondfield and Mary Quaile |
Women Workers member of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress 1926 – 1935 With: Margaret Bondfield (1926 – 1929) Anne Loughlin (1929 – 1935) |
Succeeded by Florence Hancock and Anne Loughlin |
| Preceded by Mary Quaile |
Chief Women's Officer of the Transport and General Workers' Union 1929 – 1936 |
Succeeded by Florence Hancock |
- ↑ Mark, Metcalf (2015). Julia Varley - trade union organiser and fighter for women's rights. Online: UNITE EDUCATION.