May Blood, Baroness Blood

May Blood, Baroness Blood

May Blood, Baroness Blood of Blackwatertown MBE (born 26 May 1938) is a Labour member of the British House of Lords.

Blood was born and raised in Belfast and worked in a linen mill from 1952-90 where she soon became an active member of the trade union and a shop steward. She was involved in creating the women's committee in the Trade Union and promoting equality for women at work. Later she worked as a manager of Cairn Martin Wood Products from 1991-94. Since 1994, she has been an Information Officer of the Greater Shankill Partnership and is a founding member of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition. In 1998, she was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Ulster and was awarded a life peerage as Baroness Blood, of Blackwatertown in the County of Armagh in 1999. She was the first woman in Northern Ireland to be given a life peerage.[1] She also received an honorary DUniv from the Queen's University of Belfast in 2000 and the Open University in 2001. In 2007, she published her autobiography, Watch my Lips, I'm Speaking.

References

  1. ^ "Celebrated citizen: Baroness May Blood MBE", City Matters, September-October 2009. Belfast City Council.



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • May Blood, Baroness Blood — MBE (* 26. Mai 1938 in Belfast) ist eine britische Politikerin der Labour Party. Leben und Karriere May Blood, Tochter von William Blood und Mary McKeen, besuchte die Donegall Road Primary School und die Linfield Secondary School. Von 1952 bis… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Blood — (Englisch „Blut“) steht für: ein Computerspiel, siehe Blood (Computerspiel) einen Unterstamm der nordamerikanischen Blackfoot Indianer, siehe Kainai eine deutsche Grindcore Band, siehe Blood (deutsche Band) eine japanische Band aus dem Visual Kei …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • May 2003 — May 2003: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December – → Events See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq timeline Progress …   Wikipedia

  • Baroness Rendell of Babergh — Ruth Rendell Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, (* 17. Februar 1930 in South Woodford, London), die auch unter dem Pseudonym Barbara Vine schreibt, ist eine britische Bestseller Autorin, die für ihre Kriminalromane und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill — The Right Honourable The Baroness Spencer Churchill GBE CStJ Clementine Churchill in 1915 …   Wikipedia

  • List of Trinity Blood characters — This is a list of the major characters featured in Trinity Blood, a series of twelve Japanese light novels written by Sunao Yoshida that has since been adapted into both manga and anime television series. The characters here have been grouped by… …   Wikipedia

  • Mary Soames, Baroness Soames — The Right Honourable The Lady Soames LG, DBE Lady Soames, taking part in the Garter Day procession to Windsor Castle on 19 June 2006 …   Wikipedia

  • Deaths in May 2008 — Contents 1 May 2008 1.1 31 1.2 30 1.3 29 …   Wikipedia

  • List of Northern Ireland members of the House of Lords — This is a list of sitting Members of the United Kingdom House of Lords who were born, live or lived in Northern Ireland.This list does not include hereditary peers who have lost their seat in the Lords following the House of Lords Act 1999, or… …   Wikipedia

  • 1938 in Northern Ireland — Events*24 May The new Anti Partition Party takes eight seats in a unionist controlled Derry Corporation.Arts and literatureportFootball*Irish League::Winners: Belfast Celtic*Irish Cup::Winners: Belfast Celtic 2 0 BangorBirths*20 January Derek… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”