Betty Cook

01 January, 2023

Betty Cook

Betty Cook is a proud daughter of the coalfields. She learned all she knows about community and activism on her journey from Brick Row in the pit village of Woolley.

Books: Anne & Betty: United By The Struggle

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Anne & Betty: United By The Struggle

Anne & Betty: United By The Struggle

Ian Clayton, Anne Scargill, Betty Cook

Anne Scargill and Betty Cook met at the beginning of the miners’ strike. Betty was a proud miner’s daughter, wife and mother, who was determined to support her family and community. Anne happened to be married to Arthur Scargill, the president of the miners’ union. She too was steeped in the history of coalfield culture. Together they helped to create perhap..

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