Dinnage, Rosemary. Annie Besant. Penguin, 1986.
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Bryant and May
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Willa Muir | After leaving Bedford College
, WM
began lecturing to Bryant and May
female factory workers at the Mansfield House University Settlement
in Canning Town in London. It was at the Bryant and May match... |
| politics | Annie Besant | AB
and other mediators met with officials from the Bryant and May
match company to settle the match girls' strike; they won a repeal of workers' fines, the establishment of an eating room, and the... |
| Publishing | Annie Besant | In an article in The Link, White Slavery in London, AB
expressed outrage over the working conditions for girls in the Bryant and May
match factory. |
Timeline
July 1888
One thousand four hundred women workers at the Bryant and May
match factory in London went on strike, in protest against poor working conditions and low wages; this became known as the Match Girls (or...