Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Auckland Tailoresses' Union Letter Book, 1893 - 1909
Primary Maker
Date
1893-1909
Level of Current Record
Child
Is Part Of
Subject Notes
Harriet Morison/Morrison was born in Ireland in 1862, she came with her family to New Zealand at 12 years old and was employed as a tailoress. She became vice-president of the Tailoresses’ Union of New Zealand in 1889, and in 1890 took over as its secretary. She tirelessly pressed for higher wages and better conditions for tailoresses, and also lobbied for representation of other groups of women workers, such as domestic servants.
[more information: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/harriet-morison ; https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2m57/morison-harriet-russell]
Last Update
07 Jul 2023
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