Rosanna "Rosie" Hackett was an Irish revolutionary and trade union leader.
28 Facts About Rosie Hackett
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Rosie Hackett was a founder-member of the Irish Women Workers' Union, and supported strikers during the 1913 Dublin Lockout.
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Rosie Hackett later became a member of the Irish Citizen Army and was involved in the 1916 Easter Rising.
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Rosie Hackett was born into a working-class family in Dublin in 1893.
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Rosie Hackett's father was John Hackett, a hairdresser, whilst her mother was Roseanna Dunne.
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Rosie Hackett joined the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union when it was established in 1909 by Jim Larkin, which marked the beginning of her lifelong activity in trade unionism.
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Rosie Hackett never married and lived in Fairview with her brother Tommy until her death in 1976.
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Rosie Hackett fought for many decades for the rights of workers.
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Rosie Hackett's career began as a packer in a paper store, she then became a messenger for Jacob's biscuits.
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On 22 August 1911 Rosie Hackett helped organise the withdrawal of women's labour in Jacob's factory to support their male colleagues who were already on strike.
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Two weeks later, at the age of eighteen, Rosie Hackett co-founded the Irish Women Worker's Union with Delia Larkin.
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Rosie Hackett began work as a clerk in the printshop in Liberty Hall, and it was here she became involved with the Irish Citizen Army.
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Rosie Hackett was involved in preparations for the 1916 Rising, working in a union shop, helping with printers, and making first-aid kits and knap-sacks.
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Rosie Hackett "worked as canvasser and traveller and was called on to carry out many confidential jobs".
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Rosie Hackett was alone when they came and they were looking for a copy of "Gael".
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Rosie Hackett said to them "wait till I get the head" and she called for Connolly.
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The police were stopped by Connolly and Helena Molony who were armed, and Rosie Hackett immediately hid everything, so that when the police came back they could not get anything.
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Rosie Hackett was part of the group that printed the first proclamation.
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Rosie Hackett was in the printing room in Liberty Hall as a trusted messenger in 1916 when the Proclamation was printed and it was the first time she was allowed in.
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Rosie Hackett remembers that three men were there when she entered the room and one came over to her, shook her hand and congratulated her.
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Rosie Hackett subsequently told family members of handing it still wet to James Connolly before it was read out by Padraic Pearse on the steps of the GPO.
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Rosie Hackett was an active member of the Irish Citizen Army.
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On Easter Tuesday, under the command of Constance Markievicz, Rosie Hackett took part in the 1916 Rising and was located in the area of St Stephen's Green and the Royal College of Surgeons.
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Rosie Hackett has reported that, "it took four hundred policemen to take four women" and only to avoid embarrassment in the public eye was the reason why they were not arrested.
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Rosie Hackett attended many important labour union events such as the opening of the new Liberty Hall on 2 May 1965 and Arbour Hill memorial services.
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Rosie Hackett was never married and lived in Fairview with her brother Tommy until her death in 1976.
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Rosie Hackett was buried at St Paul's plot, in Glasnevin cemetery next to her mother Roseanna nee Dunne and stepfather Patrick Gray.
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In May 2014, the Rosie Hackett Bridge was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Dublin.