One-hundred-and-thirty years ago this summer, trouble was brewing on the streets of the East End. Management bullying forced 1,400 mostly female matchworkers to walk out of Bryant & May’s factory in Bow. As they picketed the gates, battalions of police were rushed to the area.
This outrage against the status quo horrified polite society: a Victorian woman’s place was in the home, not…
via Meet the matchwomen who paved the way for the suffragettes | The Big Issue
Reading such inspirational stories of those brave women makes my old heart glad.
Oh where did such spirit go to?
Best wishes, Pete.
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I wish I could answer but it beats me.
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here’s to them!
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Absolutely! It may be the first time I’ve read about the way they dressed – love the feathers.
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