Background
Blood was born and raised in Belfast and worked in a linen mill from 1952-1990 where she soon became an active member of the trade union and a shop steward.
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Career
She was involved in creating the women"s committee in the Trade Union and promoting equality for women at work. Later she worked as a manager of Cairn Martin Wood Products from 1991-1994. In 1998, she was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Ulster and was created a life peeress as Baroness Blood, of Blackwatertown in the County of Armagh on 31 July 1999.
She was the first woman in Northern Ireland to be given a life peerage.
She received an honorary Doctorate.Univ from the Queen"s University of Belfast in 2000, and again from the Open University the following year. In 2007, she published her autobiography, Watch my Lips, I"m Speaking.
Achievements
Membership
Since 1994, she has been an Information Officer of the Greater Shankill Partnership and is a founding member of the Northern Ireland Women"s Coalition. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1995 Birthday Honours.
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Political Party
Labour Party
Awards
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Member of the Order of the British Empire Grassroot Diplomat Initiative Award
In May 2012, the Grassroot Diplomat Initiative Awards was established to recognise outstanding diplomats and politicians who represent the people's interest at the highest level.In May 2012, the Grassroot Diplomat Initiative Awards was established to recognise outstanding diplomats and politicians who represent the people's interest at the highest level.