Zusatztext The work is a major contribution to labour and social history. Incredibly well researched and written ... an absolute must for serious historians. Informationen zum Autor Louise Raw is a Labour historian with a background in the Trade Union movement and political campaigning. She has spoken throughout the world and in the media about her research into the matchwomen's strike, and writes a monthly column for The Morning Star .She has appeared on television and radio as well as delivering many talks in the local and Union communities. Klappentext Tells the story of one of the most important strikes in labour history, that of the Bryant and May matchmakers in 1888. 1400 women and girls walked out of their East End factory to demand better working conditions and wages. This book reveals the significance and truth of what actually happened, and how it changed British labour history, influencing other strikes such as the Dock Strike of 1889. With an introduction by Sheila Rowbotham. Vorwort The story of one of the most important strikes in labour history revealing the significance and truth of what actually happened. Zusammenfassung 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. The author gives us a challenging new interpretation of events proving that the women themselves, not celebrity socialists like Annie Besant, began it. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, Methodology and Previous Literature \ 1. Angels in the House and Factory Girls\ 2. Haunted by the Woman Question: the Victorian Labour Movement and Women Workers \ 3. Life, Work and Politics in the Victorian East End \ 4. Liberals and Lucifers: Bryant & May and Matchmaking \ 5. The 'Notorious' Annie Besant: the Strike Leaders Reconsidered \ 6. 'One Girl Began': the Strike and the Matchwomen \ 7. The Matchwomen, the Great Dock Strike and New Unionism \ Bibliography \ Index...

Vorwort
The story of one of the most important strikes in labour history revealing the significance and truth of what actually happened.

Autorentext

Louise Raw is a Labour historian with a background in the Trade Union movement and political campaigning. She has spoken throughout the world and in the media about her research into the matchwomen's strike, and writes a monthly column for The Morning Star.She has appeared on television and radio as well as delivering many talks in the local and Union communities.

Klappentext

Tells the story of one of the most important strikes in labour history, that of the Bryant and May matchmakers in 1888. 1400 women and girls walked out of their East End factory to demand better working conditions and wages. This book reveals the significance and truth of what actually happened, and how it changed British labour history, influencing other strikes such as the Dock Strike of 1889. With an introduction by Sheila Rowbotham.

Zusammenfassung
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. The author gives us a challenging new interpretation of events proving that the women themselves, not celebrity socialists like Annie Besant, began it.

Inhalt
Introduction, Methodology and Previous Literature \ 1. Angels in the House and Factory Girls\ 2. Haunted by the Woman Question: the Victorian Labour Movement and Women Workers \ 3. Life, Work and Politics in the Victorian East End \ 4. Liberals and Lucifers: Bryant & May and Matchmaking \ 5. The 'Notorious' Annie Besant: the Strike Leaders Reconsidered \ 6. 'One Girl Began': the Strike and the Matchwomen \ 7. The Matchwomen, the Great Dock Strike and New Unionism \ Bibliography \ Index