about the Matchgirls Strike. In 2022, a fictionalized account of the origins of the strike was depicted in the Netflix film Enola Holmes 2. Strike leader...
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a charitable organisation called The Matchgirls Memorial have sought to raise awareness of the matchgirls' strike and its participants. Donations were...
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Bow, London (section Women's rights, the matchgirls' strike, and Emmeline Pankhurst of the Suffragettes)
Bryant, part-owner of the Bryant and May match factory. In 1888, the matchgirls' strike occurred at the Bryant and May match factory in Fairfield Road. This...
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working-class women at the Bryant & May factories led to the London matchgirls strike of 1888. The strike was focused on the severe health complications of working...
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Springer's novels and instead takes real-life inspiration from the 1888 matchgirls' strike. In addition to Brown, Henry Cavill, Louis Partridge, Susie Wokoma...
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The Matchgirls is a musical by Bill Owen and Tony Russell about the London matchgirls strike of 1888. It premiered at the Globe Theatre, London, on 1 March...
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actions, including the Bloody Sunday demonstration and the London matchgirls strike of 1888. She was a leading speaker for both the Fabian Society and...
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was a British trade union formed in 1888 following the successful Matchgirls' strike. On its creation, it was the largest union of women and girls in the...
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Concern over phossy jaw contributed to the London matchgirls strike of 1888, and although this strike did not end the use of white phosphorus, William...
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collaborated with songwriter Tony Russell on the musical The Matchgirls about the London matchgirls strike of 1888. He co-starred as Spike Milligan's straight...
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