The Headscarf Revolutionaries · Lillian Bilocca and the Hull Triple-Trawler Disaster
- Authors
- Lavery, Brian W.
- Publisher
- Barbican Press
- Tags
- history , politics
- ISBN
- 9781909954144
- Date
- 2015-06-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.75 MB
- Lang
- en
In the harsh Arctic seas of 1968, three trawlers from Hull's fleet sank in just three weeks. 58 men died. Lillian Bilocca put down her filleting knife, wrote a petition, and stormed into action. With her army of fishwives she took her battle to the docks and led a raid on parliament. They changed the shipping laws.
Lillian Bilocca became an international celebrity. The lone survivor of the tragedies made headlines too. In a tight fishing community, it's dangerous to stand out.
"Mark my words, this could become the next Made in Dagenham. Lily Bilocca was remarkable." - John Prescott