Alice Cossey
New Zealand union leader and tailor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Zealand union leader and tailor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alice Eleanor Cossey (8 November 1879 – 14 March 1970) was a New Zealand tailor and union leader. She was born in Drury, Auckland, New Zealand on 8 November 1879. She was one of the first professional female unionists in New Zealand.[1] Alongside Lena Purcell of the Auckland Retail Shop Assistants' Union, she was one of the most influential female unionists in Auckland until her retirement in 1945.[1][2]
Cossey represented the Auckland Tailoresses Union in the Arbitration Court in 1947 where she argued for equal pay for women.[3]
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