Life Summary - Helen Lothan Robertson

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Robertson, Helen Lothan (1848–1937)

	Robertson, Helen Lothan (1848–1937)
Born	1848 Glasgow , Lanarkshire , Scotland
Died	22 June, 1937 (aged ~ 89) Collingwood, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Cultural Heritage	Scottish
Religious Influence	Presbyterian
Occupation*	tailor/tailoress (1862-1925) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1874-1925) Victoria, Australia
Key Events*	Tailoresses' Strike (1883) (leader)
Key Organisations*	Tailoresses' Association (Melbourne) (organiser, 1880-1882) Tailoresses Association of Melbourne (organiser, 1882-1906) Eight Hours Day Committee (Vic) (member, 1894) Tailors' and Tailoresses' Union (Vic) (organiser, 1906-1907) Federated Clothing Trades Union (Vic) (organiser, 1907-1925)

* Dates are approximate

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