Margaret Wearne
Margaret Wearne (9 February 1893 - 31 August 1967) was an Australian trade unionist, known for her work with the confectioners' union and her support of women's unions.[1]
Wearne was born in Eaglehawk, Victoria. Her father, Joseph Wearne, was a miner from Cornwall; her mother, Mary Ann Smith was from Victoria. Wearne was their eighth child.[1]
In 1913, at age 20, Wearne began to work as a confectioner. She worked at MacRobertson's in Fitzroy, Victoria and in 1916 was a founding member of the Female Confectioners' Union.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Damousi, Joy, "Wearne, Margaret (1893–1967)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2023-09-17
