10 Facts About Jeannie Mole

Jeannie Mole supported strikes to improve the workforce's conditions, especially to remove fines.

Jeannie Mole was a supporter of dress reform, set up a socialist food van and advocated at a coroner's investigation for the family of a woman killed in an industrial accident, ensuring the family received compensation and encouraging the jury to recommend safety improvements as part of the verdict.

Jeannie Mole was heavily influenced by the works of Thomas Carlyle and John Ruskin, setting her on the path of socialism.

Jeannie Mole suffered a heart attack in 1896, likely due to excessive work and the ensuing illness lead to her taking a step back from organisational work the following year.

Jeannie Mole became vice-president of the Liverpool Fabian Society in 1895.

Jeannie Mole was an early follower of dress reform, a feminist movement against the cumbersome garments of the Victorian era, and would regularly wear an outfit reminiscent of Greek robes.

Jeannie Mole gave the pattern to Caroline Martyn and Julia Dawson, who wore similar outfits.

Jeannie Mole helped set up specific unions, such as one for laundresses and washerwomen.

Jeannie Mole ensured that a factory inspector attended, that the jury made recommendations to prevent future accidents, and that compensation was paid to the woman's next of kin.

Jeannie Mole created and edited the "women's page" of the Liverpool Labour Chronicle newspaper.