The Fishwife is one of the strikers, who earns her living by providing the fish for Hammond's grocery market; she is described as having "dark, disheveled hair and large eyes", and is a writer.
ðə fˈɪʃwaɪf ɪz wˈʌn ʌvðə stɹˈaɪkɚz, hˌuː ˈɜːnz hɜː lˈɪvɪŋ baɪ pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ðə fˈɪʃ fɔːɹ hˈæməndz ɡɹˈoʊsɚɹi mˈɑːɹkɪt; ʃiː ɪz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz hˈævɪŋ "dˈɑːɹk, dɪʃˈɛvəld hˈɛɹ ænd lˈɑːɹdʒ ˈaɪz", ænd ɪz ɐ ɹˈaɪɾɚ.