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Striking a Light : the Bryant and May Matchwomen and their Place in History.

In July 1888, fourteen hundred women and girls employed by the matchmakers Bryant and May walked out of their East End factory and into the history books. Louise Raw gives us a challenging new interpretation of events proving that the women themselves, not celebrity socialists like Annie Besant, beg...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Raw, Louise
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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