Sheila Conroy
 Sheila Conroy | |
|---|---|
| Rayuwa | |
| Haihuwa | 1918 |
| Mutuwa | 11 Mayu 2012 |
| Sana'a | |
Sheila Conroy (22 Afrilu 1918 - 11 Mayu 2012) ta kasance shugabar Kungiyar kwadago ta Irish kuma mai fafutuka. Ita ce mace ta farko da aka zaba a kwamitin zartarwa na kasa na Hukumar Sufuri da Janar na Ma'aikata ta Irish kuma a 1976 ta zama shugabar Hukumar RTÉ, ta sa ta zama mace ta farko ta zama shugaba a cikin hukumar Irish.[1][2]
Rayuwar farko da ilimi
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]An haifi Sheila Conroy a Sheila Williams a Bantry, County Cork a ranar 22 ga Afrilu 1918 (ko wataƙila 4 ga Afrilu 1917). Ita kaɗai ce 'ya ga Harry da Jane Williams. Mahaifinta ƙaramin jami'in soja ne na Welsh a cikin Rundunar Sojojin Ruwa ta Royal Navy wanda aka tura shi Bantry daga 1914 zuwa 1918. Iyalan mahaifiyarta sun ƙi ta saboda auren. Bayan mutuwar mahaifiyarta sakamakon tarin fuka jim kaɗan bayan an haifi Conroy, wani dangi na gida ya yi mata renon har sai da ta kai shekara 6, mahaifinta kuma ya aiko mata da kuɗin makaranta daga sabon mukaminsa. Ta kamu da ciwon huhu tun tana jaririya, kuma an kula da ita daga baya kuma ta halarci makarantar ƙasa ta Sisters of Mercy a Bantry. Ta koma gidan sufi da ke Cobh, inda ta halarci makarantar sakandare ta St Maries of the Isle a birnin Cork . Ta ƙara fama da rashin lafiya, kamuwa da makogwaro da zazzaɓin ja, wanda ya sa ta bar makaranta bayan shekara guda tana da shekara 14. Ba ta taɓa ƙoƙarin yin hulɗa da danginta na uwa ba, tana tsoron za su ƙi ta. [1]
Aikin farko da kuma aikin ƙungiyar ma'aikata
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]An horar da ita a wani ƙaramin kamfanin yin kayan zaki a Cork a shekarar 1937, tare da alawus daga mahaifinta wanda ke biyan kuɗin masaukinta. Ta rasa wannan aikin a shekarar 1939, kuma ta sami aiki a matsayin mai hidimar abinci a Otal ɗin Victoria, Cork. Saboda yanayin aiki a otal ɗin, Conroy ta shirya wani aiki na sirri don haɗa ma'aikatan da ƙungiyar sufuri da janar ta ma'aikata ta Ireland (ITGWU). Ta ƙaura zuwa Dublin a shekarar 1944, tana aiki a gidan wasan kwaikwayo na Capitol a matsayin mai hidimar abinci kuma ta fara karatu a Kwalejin Abinci a Titin Cathal Brugha . Ita ce mai kula da shago ga membobin ITGWU a Capitol, kuma ta shiga cikin reshen ƙungiyar wanda ke hidimar otal, gidan abinci da ma'aikatan abinci (reshe na 4) a Dublin, wanda membobinta galibi mata ne. A taron AGM na 1952, an zaɓe ta a kwamitin reshe, kuma ta kasance wakili a taron shekara-shekara na ITGWU a lokacin bazara na wannan shekarar. [1]
Conroy ta ji takaicin rashin halartar mata membobin ƙungiyar a taron shekara-shekara na ƙungiyar a shekarar 1953, inda ta lura cewa idan membobin ƙungiyar mata ta ITGWU suka shirya daban-daban, za su zama ƙungiya ta biyu mafi girma a Ireland bayan ITGWU. A shekarar 1954, ita kaɗai ce mace da ta wakilci ƙungiyar a Majalisar Tarayyar Ireland, lokacin da ta yi tsokaci cewa dokar aure ba ta taɓa shafar mata masu ƙarancin matsayi, waɗanda ba su da albashi mai tsoka a fannin abinci, sayar da kaya, tsaftacewa, ko hidimar gida ba. Conroy ita ce mace ta farko da aka zaɓa a kwamitin zartarwa na ƙasa na ITGWU (NEC) a watan Yunin 1955. A Kotun Ma'aikata ta yi shawarwari a madadin reshenta a wannan shekarar, kuma ta taimaka wajen kafa majalisun masana'antu na yanki don tsara yanayin albashi da aiki, da kuma yin fafutukar ƙirƙirar tsarin fansho na ƙasa ga dukkan ma'aikata. Ta hau kan gaba a zaɓen NEC a shekarar 1958, inda ta amince cewa hakan yana nufin maza da yawa sun kaɗa mata ƙuri'a. [1]
Ita da shugaban ƙungiyar, John Conroy, sun gabatar da sabbin dokoki game da biyan kuɗin aure ga mata membobin ƙungiyar a taron ITGWU a shekarar 1958. Sun yi aure a ranar 29 ga Yuli, 1959 a cocin Christ the King, Cabra. Conroy ta yi murabus daga ƙungiyar kafin aurensu, kuma ta yi aikin sa kai a Our Lady's Hostel for Homeless Boys da ke titin Eccles, Dublin. Mijinta ya mutu a watan Fabrairu, 1969. [1] [2]