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Headscarf Revolutionaries "Explored"

Lillian Bilocca, led a campaign after three ships sank in 1968 with the loss of 58 lives.

Three Hull trawlers - St Romanus, Kingston Peridot and Ross Cleveland - all sunk in quick succession. Sadly only one man survived.

Four women, who were called Headscarf Revolutionaries and lived in Hull's fishing community of Hessle Road, gathered a 10,000-signature petition calling for reform after the triple trawler tragedy.

Lillian Bilocca led a delegation to Parliament and eventually met Prime Minister Harold Wilson.

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Uploaded on May 8, 2017
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