Banks, Olive. The Biographical Dictionary of British Feminists. New York University Press.
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Textual Production
Edith Lyttelton
In preparation for writing this play, EL
corresponded with the secretary of the Anti-Sweating League
, J. J. Mallon
, about the labour conditions of women outworkers.
Cockin, Katharine, and Jo Campling. Women and Theatre in the Age of Suffrage: the Pioneer Players 1911-1925. Palgrave.
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The play was published before its performance...
Timeline
1906: The Anti-Sweating League was founded in England...
National or international item
1906
The Anti-Sweating League
was founded in England to fight for improved conditions and better rights for sweated workers.