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Alice Henry
1857–1943
A sharp-eyed journalist and reformer, she helped connect the fights for women's rights and workers' rights on both sides of the Pacific. Her writing and organizing made her an important voice in labor and suffrage movements in Australia and the United States.
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The Trade Union Woman
by Alice Henry
About the author
Born in Melbourne in 1857, Alice Henry built her career as a journalist before becoming widely known as an advocate for women's suffrage, trade unionism, and social reform. Reliable biographical sources describe her as an Australian writer and activist who later became a prominent figure in the American labor movement.
After moving to the United States in the early twentieth century, she became closely associated with the Women's Trade Union League and wrote about working conditions, labor organization, and the lives of working women. Her work stood at the meeting point of reporting and activism, with a practical focus on fairness, workplace reform, and political rights.
Henry died in 1943, but her legacy endures through her role in linking feminist and labor causes across countries. She is remembered not just as a campaigner, but as a clear and committed public voice who used journalism to push for real change.