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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.
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.
Nov 16, 2017 · Not every new character on Peaky Blinders is gifted an entrance like the one given to Jessie Eden (Charlie Murphy) in the series four opener. Filmed from behind in slow-motion, Jessie walks in...
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.
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Jan 11, 2023 · Jessie Eden's portrayal in Peaky Blinders was heavily criticized, particular by people who knew her personally, such as historian Graham Stevenson, for illustrating an inaccurate, ahistorical, and misogynistic picture of the real-life trade unionist and communist activist.
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Jun 6, 2021 · Eden was a trade union activist in Birmingham. She was a champion of women and social justice, which she dedicated her life to. In 1925, Eden worked at the Joseph Lucas Motor Components Factory...
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Dec 21, 2017 · But in Peaky Blinders Season 4, a new woman will come into Thomas' life. And unlike some of the show's other characters, Jessie Eden is a real person whose actual history makes her totally worthy...
