Hull tower blocks named in honour of trawler campaigner women
Dubbed the Headscarf Revolutionaries, the women campaigned for new safety laws at sea.
Source: bbc.co.uk
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In the dark winter of 1968 three Hull trawlers were lost at sea in as many weeks, killing 58 fishermen. The disasters led to a safety campaign organised by the
Source: thetimes.co.uk
Yvonne Blenkinsop obituary
Campaigner for the safety of trawlermen and one of the ‘headscarf revlutionaries’ who changed the fishing industry in the 1960s
Source: theguardian.com
Yvonne Blenkinsop, last surviving leader of the Hull 'headscarf protesters' who fought for safety at sea after 58 trawlermen died – obituary
Hull women knew their menfolk worked in dangerous conditions and the industry was ‘all about greed’, but they were dismissed as hysterical
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Hull's 'Headscarf Revolutionary' Yvonne Blenkinsop dies
Yvonne Blenkinsop was the last surviving member of a group who changed the fishing industry.
Source: bbc.co.uk