Hilda Tweedy

Hilda Tweedy (1911–2005) was a founding member and leader of the Irish Housewives' Association (IHA). She was active for decades advocating for the rights of women on a diverse number of issues including equal pay, girls' education, recycling, the marriage bar (an Irish law that required a woman employed in the civil service to resign her position when she married), the right of women to serve on juries, and other issues.[1] Under Tweedy's leadership the IHA incorporated the Irish Women's Citizens Association in 1947, a group founded to lobby for reform of the 1937 Constitution of Ireland which defined (Article 41.2) women as home-makers.[2] The merger "strengthened our feminist convictions" explained Tweedy.[2] The work of the IHA expanded from just consumer rights to advocating for political rights. The organization fought for accessible nutritious food, public health, social welfare, and education for all.[3] She was the official Irish delegate to the United Nations World Conference on Women in 1975. In 1992 she published A Link in the Chain: The Story of the Irish Housewives Association 1942–1992. In 2003 she donated her papers to the National Archives of Ireland.

Second row: Far left: Hilda Tweedy

References
  1. Lunney, Linde (2011). "Tweedy, (Muriel) Hilda Anderson". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521633314.
  2. Gray, Jane (2010-03-25). "Gender Politics and Ireland". Journal of Women's History. 7 (1): 240–249. doi:10.1353/jowh.2010.0330. ISSN 1527-2036.
  3. "Hilda Tweedy Papers (Irish Housewives Association) – The National Archives of Ireland". Retrieved 2020-10-07.

Description of the Hilda Tweedy Papers at the National Archives of Ireland.

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