Ann Ellis (strike leader)

Ann Ellis
The women-only union committee of 1875
Born
Ann Waite

28 June 1843
Guiseley, Yorkshire, England
Died8 September 1919 (aged 76)
Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Occupationweaver
Known forleading a weaver's strike

Ann Ellis born Ann Waite (28 June 1843 – 8 September 1919) was an English power loom weaver and a trade union leader. She became the main person in a new textile union that led a successful three-month strike that was notably led by women in 1875.

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