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The Headscarf Revolutionaries
Year
2024
Language
ENGLISH
Publication Information
Barbican Press
Summary
In the harsh seas of 1968, three trawlers from Hull's fleet sank in just three weeks. 58 men died. That broke the heart of many in the city. One fishwife put down her filleting knife, picked up some sheets of paper, and stormed into action. Lilian Bilocca started with a petition, took her battle to the docks at dawn, and then led a raid on Parliament. Lilian and her team of women changed the Shipping Laws. In just a few days of action, the lives of thousands of seamen were made much safer. She became a TV star and an international celebrity. It's hard to live down fame like that in the back streets of Hull. It was harder still for the one man who battled the storms as the trawlers sank to be the lone survivor. The Headscarf Revolutionaries thrills with the dangers of the high seas; inspires with the passion of women who changed their world, and reveals the vivid life inside one of history's most vital communities. Complete with pages of black and white photographs that capture the characters, trawlers, dangers, and occasional glamour of the era. Foreword by John Prescott: 'Mark my words, this could become the next Made in Dagenham.' - John Prescott 'Brian's story made me feel as if I was back in the fight in 1968. It was almost like he had been with us.' - Mary Denness, one of two surviving 'fishwifes'