The Matchgirls
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The Matchgirls
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Author : Bill Owen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
The Matchgirls written by Bill Owen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Musical revues, comedies, etc categories.
Based on fact, the story tells of a strike by the girls in a match factory in 1888, when unions were still groping for recognition and mass withdrawal of labour was an almost unheard-of strategy in industrial relations. The match-cutters finally rebel against working conditions in which young girls had their jaws rotted away by phosphorus, and discipline was maintained by a system of crippling fines and sanctions. A grim episode, perhaps, but not many minutes of the play are allowed to pass before the natural ebullience of the traditional Cockney sparrow helps to create sparkling entertainment which warms the heart, yet retains the essential drama of the central theme. The incongruously named "Hope Court" is the setting for much of the play, for it is there the workers live in shabby tenements. Desperation turns Kate, the tenement girl, into a reckless strike-leader, and complicates her courtship with Joe, a docker. Annie Besant, the liberal reformer, champions the strikers' cause and plays a vital part in bringing about their ultimate victory over what was then a callous management."
The Matchgirls
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Author : Bill Owen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
The Matchgirls written by Bill Owen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Musicals categories.
The Matchgirl
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Author : Lynette Rees
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-07-26
The Matchgirl written by Lynette Rees and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-26 with Fiction categories.
A heartwarming saga, from the ebook bestselling author of THE WORKHOUSE WAIF Sixteen-year-old Lottie Perkins has an important decision to make... Conditions at the match factory she works at are dire. The girls get treated badly by the management and there is a severe risk to their health. But then a young journalist, Annie Besant, begins asking questions. Will Lottie and the other girls welcome her help, even when it could cost them their jobs - and their livelihoods...? Please note: this edition contains editorial revisions
The Matchgirls Strike
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Author : Wojciech Filaber
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
The Matchgirls Strike written by Wojciech Filaber and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with categories.
The Matchgirls
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Author : Tony Russell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
The Matchgirls written by Tony Russell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Musicals categories.
The Matchgirl S Dilemma
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Author : Lynette Rees
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-08-23
The Matchgirl S Dilemma written by Lynette Rees and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-23 with categories.
Heartwarming Historical Fiction by Lynette Rees: perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Nadine Dorries.Sixteen-year-old Lottie Perkins has an important decision to make that could blow up in her face.Conditions at The Bryant and May Factory at Bow, East London, are dire. The girls get treated badly by the management with their petty rules and regulations. Added to that there is a severe risk to their health as some workers have succumbed to a condition known as,.'Phossy Jaw', a severe form of bone cancer that is deadly in nature and caused by the white phosphorous used in the matches that other countries have already banned. Social activist and journalist, Annie Besant, would like to help the workers, but will Lottie and the other girls allow the woman to intervene when it could cost them their jobs? Yet, other young women have been dispensed with from the factory, tossed away like spent matches on the pavement and left to fend for themselves.This is a tale of one young woman's fight for the rights of herself and others, and her pathway to glory...
The Matchgirl
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Author : Lynette Rees
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
The Matchgirl written by Lynette Rees and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Great Britain categories.
1888: In the East End of London, things are difficult for young Lottie and her family. Her father has just passed away, and having fallen out with Lottie's rich aunt, her mother cannot appeal to her for help. Nowadays they have to make do and mend: with four younger siblings, there are six mouths to feed, and money is tight. Lottie ought to have soft hands like a lady, but they are chapped and sore, for conditions at the match factory where she works are dire. The girls get treated badly by the management, and there is a severe risk to their health. But then a young journalist, Annie Besant, begins asking questions. Will Lottie and the other girls welcome her help, even when it could cost them their jobs - and their livelihoods?
Quakernomics
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Author : Mike King
language : en
Publisher: Anthem Press
Release Date : 2014-04-01
Quakernomics written by Mike King and has been published by Anthem Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Combining commercial success with philanthropy and social activism, ‘Quakernomics’ offers a compelling model for corporate social responsibility in the modern world. Mike King explores the ethical capitalism of Quaker enterprises from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, testing this theory against those of prominent economists. With a foreword by Sir Adrian Cadbury, this book proves that the Quaker practice of ‘total capitalism’ is not a historically remote nicety but an immediately relevant guide for today’s global economy.
Striking A Light
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Author : Louise Raw
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2011-03-10
Striking A Light written by Louise Raw and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-10 with History categories.
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, began it. She provides unequivocal evidence to show that the matchwomen greatly influenced the Dock Strike of 1889, which until now was thought to be the key event of new unionism, and repositions them as the mothers of the modern labour movement. Returning to the stories of the women themselves, and by interviewing their relatives today, Raw is able to construct a new history which challenges existing accounts of the strike itself and radically alters the accepted history of the labour movement in Britain.
The Match Girls Strike 1888
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Author : Reg Beer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
The Match Girls Strike 1888 written by Reg Beer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Match industry categories.