Women, workplace protest and political identity in England, 1968-85 /

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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 wor...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Moss, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
Series:Gender in history.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Working class women > Political activity > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Women in the labor movement > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Femmes dans le mouvement ouvrier > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
HISTORY > Women.
Women in the labor movement
Working class women > Political activity
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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