Category Archives: women

Book review: This Slavery by Ethel Carnie Holdsworth

Posted on February 14, 2012 by lipstick socialist

This Slavery by  Ethel Carnie Holdsworth (Trent Editions, 2011)  ISBN 9781842331415 The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist is  often lauded by trade union leaders as the book of choice for their members, though I am not sure how many of them have … Continue reading →

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Stop! Look! Listen! a weekly selection of some of my favourite films/books/people…

Posted on February 9, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Watch… The film  Frida (2002). A fictionalised account of the life of Mexican artist and political activist  Frida Kahlo (1907-54).  Her pictures tell the story of her life.  Crippled in an accident as a young woman  she portrayed this experience … Continue reading →

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Stop! Look! Listen! a weekly selection of some of my favourite films/books/people…

Posted on February 5, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Watch….. Saturday Night Fever is my favourite film. Set in Brooklyn it’s the story of many young working class people across the world, music and dancing being the passport from a boring life. In the late 70’s me and my … Continue reading →

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Women making a difference!

Posted on February 1, 2012 by lipstick socialist

. The film “Made In Dagenham” is one of the few images out in the public arena of what it means to be a woman trade unionist and to be involved in an industrial dispute. It is still rare to … Continue reading →

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Why we need trade unions

Posted on January 29, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Trade unions are part of my dna. My father went on strike during the National Building Workers dispute in 1972. Mum did not work outside the home, they had four children and still sent money home to Ireland to our … Continue reading →

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I love badges

Posted on January 29, 2012 by lipstick socialist

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Con-Dem Their Cuts!

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Redder than my lipstick!!

Posted on January 23, 2012 by lipstick socialist

I am feminist, socialist, northern, Irish, working class.  I count myself as a privileged person to be able to be part of this tradition that has enriched the history and lives of people in this country and in the world. … Continue reading →

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