Gertrude Tuckwell
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Gertrude M. Tuckwell was a British
trade unionist, social worker and author
.
Born in Oxford in 1861, and daughter of the self-proclaimed "radical parson" William Tuckwell, she was home-schooled in her family's Christian Socialist tradition and trained to be a teacher. She moved to London in 1885 and became secretary to her aunt, writer, suffragette and trade unionist Emilia Dilke (wife of Sir Charles Dilke). She got involved in the Women's Trade Union League
in 1891, becoming President in 1905. In 1908 she became president of the National Federation of Women Workers. Tuckwell was one of the first women to be a Justice of the Peace
. In 1930 she was inducted into the Order of the Companions of Honour
.
Tuckwell is famous for writing the work "The State and its Children", a telling of the juvenile crime and punishment of 18th century England.
Gertrude Mary Tuckwell spent the last twenty years of her life at Little Woodlands, Wormley, Surrey.
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trade unionist, social worker and author
Author
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Born in Oxford in 1861, and daughter of the self-proclaimed "radical parson" William Tuckwell, she was home-schooled in her family's Christian Socialist tradition and trained to be a teacher. She moved to London in 1885 and became secretary to her aunt, writer, suffragette and trade unionist Emilia Dilke (wife of Sir Charles Dilke). She got involved in the Women's Trade Union League
Women's Trade Union League
The Women's Trade Union League was a U.S. organization of both working class and more well-off women formed in 1903 to support the efforts of women to organize labor unions and to eliminate sweatshop conditions...
in 1891, becoming President in 1905. In 1908 she became president of the National Federation of Women Workers. Tuckwell was one of the first women to be a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
. In 1930 she was inducted into the Order of the Companions of Honour
Order of the Companions of Honour
The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded by King George V in June 1917, as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry or religion....
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Tuckwell is famous for writing the work "The State and its Children", a telling of the juvenile crime and punishment of 18th century England.
Gertrude Mary Tuckwell spent the last twenty years of her life at Little Woodlands, Wormley, Surrey.