Henrietta Hamilton Stephen MBE (9 December 1925 to 21 May 2020), known as Rita, was a trade unionist who fought for the rights of working women and equal pay in the 1960s and 1970s.
[1] After the Labour government brought in the Equal Pay Act of 1970, the slow implementation of the legislation prompted Stephen and her trade union colleagues to encourage local officers to submit equal pay claims to employers.
[1] Stephen was involved in creating TUC policies for equal pay and education.
[1] In June 1973 Stephen was appointed MBE for 'For services to the Food Standards Committee'.
Before 1957 - Union of Post Office Workers - Shop Steward[1] 1960 - 1965 - Clerical and Administrative Workers’ Union - London Area Organiser[3] 1965 - 1971 - Clerical and Administrative Workers’ Union - Editor of The Clerk, the monthly journal[3] 1965 - 1989 - Clerical and Administrative Workers’ Union - National Official[3] 1965 - 2000s - Mary Macarthur Educational Trust - Secretary[1] 1968 - 1980 - Food Standards Committee - Member[1] 1972 - 1989 - APEX - National Official[3] 1973 - 1989 - British Wool Marketing Board - Member[1] 1989 - 1991 - National Union of General and Municipal Workers - National Officer[3] 1973 - 1983 - Monopolies and Mergers Commission - Member[3] 1976 - 2005 - London School of Economics - Governor[1]