Striking a light : the Bryant and May Matchwomen and their place in labour history / Louise Raw.

Author/creator Raw, Louise
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Continuum, 2009.
Description278 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Angels in the House and Factory Girls -- Haunted by the Woman Question :TheVictorian labour Movement and women workers -- Life, Work and Politics in the Victorian East End -- Liberals and Lucifers : Bryant and May and matchmaking -- The 'Notorious' Annie Besant : the Strike leaders Reconsidered -- 'One Girl began' : the strike and the Matchwomen -- The Matchwomen, the Great Dock Strike and New Unionism -- Matchwomen, Dockers and the London Irish community -- In search of the Matchwomen : Case Study and Primary Evidence -- Conclusions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9781847251473 (hbk.)
ISBN1847251471 (hbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HD8039.M28 R39 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold