No committee ever has, or ever will, run a revolution. — Annie Kenney (image via Library of Congress) Annie got her first job at age 10, working in the Oldham Textile Mill. She worked 12-hour shifts, assisting weavers and fitting bobbins on the sewing machines. She lost a finger to one of these same bobbins, and from there became involved in the textile mill union, working for better shifts and workers' compensation. She began reading Labour Party icon Robert Blatchford's radical journal, "The Clarion," and sharing his work with her colleagues at the mill.
A Woman to Know: Annie Kenney
A Woman to Know: Annie Kenney
A Woman to Know: Annie Kenney
No committee ever has, or ever will, run a revolution. — Annie Kenney (image via Library of Congress) Annie got her first job at age 10, working in the Oldham Textile Mill. She worked 12-hour shifts, assisting weavers and fitting bobbins on the sewing machines. She lost a finger to one of these same bobbins, and from there became involved in the textile mill union, working for better shifts and workers' compensation. She began reading Labour Party icon Robert Blatchford's radical journal, "The Clarion," and sharing his work with her colleagues at the mill.