The Loss of a Labor Organizer
The community mourns the passing of a prominent union activist and the first president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Machinists' Union.
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Mrs. J. B. Hibbert died in Providence hospital last Saturday morning after an illness of several weeks. Death was due to blood poisoning. The funeral services were held from the Catholic church Monday morning and the body taken back to St. Paul for burial. Mrs. Hibbert was the wife of J. B. Hibbert, secretary of the machinist's union, and resided at 1702 Baker. She was a woman of wide acquaintance and very prominent in union and fraternal circles. She took a large part in the formation of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the machinists and was its first president. She remained active in its councils up to the time of her fatal illness. Her death was a shock to her friends and relatives who had hoped until the end that she might recover.
“She took a large part in the formation of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the machinists and was its first president.”
This story highlights the vital, often overlooked roles women played in the early 20th-century labor movement in Everett, bridging home life with workplace advocacy.
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