Name/TitleMatchgirls Strike 1888
MakerBeer, Reg
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectNational Museum of Labour History Pamphlet No.2 titled' Matchgirls Strike 1888: The Struggle Against Sweated Labour in London's East End' by Reg Beer. Contains four typed chapters, each concluding with a bibliography.
Fully digitised (53 pages)
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 198 x W: 148 mm
Date Made1983
Period1980s
Place MadeEngland, London
Place NotesNational Museum of Labour History
Limehouse Town Hall, Commercial Road, London E.14
PublisherNational Museum of Labour History
Publication Date1983
Publication PlaceEngland, London
Series TitleNational Museum of Labour History Pamphlet
Number in Series2
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchgirls'_strike:
The matchgirls' strike of 1888 was an industrial action by the women and teenage girls working at the Bryant & May match factory in Bow, London.
Subject and Association KeywordsStrike action
Subject and Association KeywordsFactory work
Subject and Association KeywordsFashion - clothing
Object TypeBooklet
Object numberGWL-2015-52-6
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved