Striking a light : the Bryant and May matchwomen and their place in history
Raw, Louise2011
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In July 1888, 1400 women and girls employed by the matchmakers Bryant and May walked out of their London factory and into the history books. This is the story of the strike which reveals the real significance and truth about what happened.
Main title:
Striking a light : the Bryant and May matchwomen and their place in history / Louise Raw ; introduction by Sheila Rowbotham.
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Imprint:
London : Continuum, 2011.
Collation:
288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2009.
ISBN:
9781441114266 (pbk)
Dewey class:
331.892862331.892331.8'928
Language:
English
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BRN:
991830