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Hilda Tweedy <\/strong>
\n1911 \u2013 2005
\n<\/strong>\"HildaIrish Housewives\u2019 Association
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Born in Clones, Hilda was the first child of Muriel (n\u00e9e Swaine) and Rev. James Ferguson Anderson. Hilda Tweedy was a life-long campaigner for equality, justice and women\u2019s (and human) rights, both in Ireland and internationally. In 1941 Hilda organised the \u201cHousewive\u2019s Petition\u201d in response to the food and fuel shortages during the Emergency. Hilda was a founding member of the Irish Housewives Association (IHA) in 1942; which continued to lobby the Irish government for food rationing and consumer rights. In addition to her political work Hilda taught Mathematics at Alexandra College (1952-1966) In 1973 a group of feminists, chaired by Hilda Tweedy of the IHA, set up the Council for the Status of Women (CSW), with the goal of gaining equality for women. It was an umbrella for women’s groups, run by a voluntary committee, and funded by subscriptions of \u00a35 a year per group. They met in rooms provided by the IHA. The CSW was later renamed the National Women\u2019s Council of Ireland, who are celebrating their 50th Anniversary this year.<\/p>\n

Image courtesy Tweedy Family<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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