Rose Kerrigan
Rose Kerrigan | |
|---|---|
 Rose Kerrigan. The inclusion of this photograph adds significantly to the article because the photo and its historical significance are the object of discussion in the article. Image from Spartacus Educational | |
| Born | 11 February 1903 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 10 July 1995 (aged 92)[1] London, England |
| Known for | Scottish communist |
Rose Kerrigan (11 February 1903 – 10 July 1995) was a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Early life
Rose Klasko was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1903. Her Jewish parents were born in Russia, and moved to Glasgow via Dublin.[2][3] Her father worked as a tailor[4] and had socialist, anti-war, political views. He supported the cause of the Suffragettes.
Rose attended the Stow Practice Normal School, which was on the site of the old Stow College in Cowcaddens, Glasgow. She then attended the Hebrew School in Garnethill. She attended the Socialist Sunday School in Glasgow and was involved in the Glasgow rent strikes 1915.[2][3] She was involved in the anti-war movement in World War 1 and World War 2, and was sacked from her first job for speaking out against the war.[3][5] She was influenced by many activists during her political life, including James Maxton, Philip Snowden, Ethel Snowden, Thomas Hastie Bell, and Helen Crawfurd.[3]
Later life
Rose joined the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1923. She married Peter Kerrigan, who was also a member, in 1926. Her husband was a representative to the Comintern, and became a political commissar during the Spanish Civil War. Rose raised money for the cause.[2][4]
References
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women
- ^ a b c Rafeek, Neil C (2008). Communist Women in Scotland: Red Clydeside from the Russian Revolution to the end of the Soviet Union. Taurus Academic Studies. ISBN 9781845116248.
- ^ a b c d Kerrigan, Rose. "Oral History". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ a b Simkin, John. "Rose Kerrigan". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ Stevenson, Graham. "Rose Kerrigan". Graham Stevenson. Retrieved 17 May 2019.