Striking a Light - The Bryant and May Matchwomen and their Place in History (Paperback, New)

This is the story of one of the most important strikes in labour history revealing the significance and truth of what actually happened. 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 Besant, began it. She provides unequivocal evidence to show that the matchwomen greatly influenced the Dock Strike of 1889, which until now was thought to be the key event of new unionism, and repositions them as the mothers of the modern labour movement. Returning to the stories of the women themselves, and by interviewing their relatives today, Raw is able to construct a new history which challenges existing accounts of the strike itself and radically alters the accepted history of the labour movement in Britain.

General

Imprint:	Continuum Publishing Corporation
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2011
First published:	May 2011
Authors:	Louise Raw
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-4411-1426-6
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Industrial relations > Strikes Books > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-4411-1426-2
Barcode:	9781441114266

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