| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Gender in history |
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Gender in history.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Contextualising women's workplace activism in post-war England -- The Ford sewing machinists' strike, 1968, Dagenham -- The Trico-Folberth equal pay strike, Brentford, 1976 -- Sexton's shoe factory occupation and Fakenham Enterprises, Norfolk, 1972-77 -- The Ford sewing machinists' strike, Dagenham, 1984-85 -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Timeline of women's workplace militancy in Britain, 1968-85 -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
This book draws upon original research into women's workplace protest to deliver a new account of working-class women's political identity and participation in post-war England. Focusing on the voices and experiences of women who fought for equal pay, skill recognition and the right to work between 1968 and 1985, it explores why working-class women engaged in such action when they did, and it analyses the impact of workplace protest on women's political identity. A combination of oral history and written sources are used to illuminate how everyday experiences of gender and class antagonism shaped working-class women's political identity and participation. The book contributes a fresh understanding of the relationship between feminism, workplace activism and trade unionism during the years 1968-1985 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Working class women -- Political activity -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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Women in the labor movement -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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HISTORY -- Women.
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Women in the labor movement
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Working class women -- Political activity
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1526124882 |
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9781526144591 |
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152614459X |
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9781526124883 |
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9781526124906 |
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9781526124890 |
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1526124890 |
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1526124904 |
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