Jessie

[ jes-ee ]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Jessica.

jessie

/ ˈdʒɛsɪ /

noun

1. slang.
   an effeminate, weak, or cowardly boy or man

Example Sentences

It was one of many cases of activism in the life of Jessie, who campaigned for labour rights and established a trade union by the time she was 20.

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Born in 1893 in London and the oldest of 11 children, Jessie's father was a tailor and work soon drew him to Scotland, where the family eventually settled in Glasgow.

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"She found the conditions very poor and organised all the other servants into a trade union and got them better conditions," says Anabel, referring to the Scottish Domestic Workers Federation union Jessie established around 1912.

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"Her employer, Lady Chisholm, said 'she could not afford to keep a servant in her house who wasn't in a position to carry out the whole of her duties', even though Jessie had wrenched her ankle running upstairs in the course of those duties", says Anabel.

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Workers rights remained a passion for Jessie throughout her life.

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