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Jessie Eden (née Shrimpton; 24 February 1902 – 27 September 1986) was a British trade union leader and communist activist, most famous for leading between 40,000 and 50,000 households during the Birmingham rent-strike of 1939. [2] [3]
Jessie Eden is a major antagonist in Peaky Blinders, serving as the central antagonist of Season 4 and as a minor character in Season 5. She is an enigmatic union convener. She leads all-female factory workers in Birmingham out on strike protesting on the Bull Ring.
Feb 7, 2018 · Jessie Eden was a champion of women and social justice her whole life. Born in 1902, to a mother who herself became a wartime munitions worker, by 1925 Eden was working at the Joseph Lucas Motor Components Factory and was a shop-steward for the Transport and General Workers’ Union.
Nov 16, 2017 · Peaky Blinders creator and writer Steven Knight stumbled across the real-life character of Jessie Eden while researching another historical figure, the 1924 leader of the Birmingham Communist...
Jun 24, 2018 · The fourth series has seen the arrival of real-life feminist and activist Jessie Eden, who swept in to dominate the story-lines. Her wit and intellect has proved more than a match for Tommy in...
Jun 6, 2021 · Eden was a trade union activist in Birmingham. She was a champion of women and social j ...more. "You don’t have a women’s lavatory on the second floor because no women get this far up ...
Feb 26, 2020 · Jessie Eden (played by Charlie Murphy) first appeared in season four of Peaky Blinders. She is a socialist and political activist, who caused problems for Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) after...
