Striking a light: the Bryant and May Matchwomen and their place in history
"In July 1888, fourteen hundred women and girls employed by the matchmakers Bryant and May walked out of their East End factory and into the history books. Louise Raw gives us a challenging new interpretation of events proving that the women themselves, not celebrity socialists like Annie Besan...
Main Author: | Raw, Louise |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
London
2011
The Continuum International Publishing Group |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19178973124919961559-Striking-a-light-the-Bryant-an.htm |
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