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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moss, Jonathan, author.

Series:

Gender in history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working class women--Political activity--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Working class women.

Women in the labor movement--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Women in the labor movement.

Working class women--Political activity.

History.

Great Britain.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 197 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2019.

Summary:

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 work between 1968 and 1985, it explores why working-class women engaged in such action when they did, and it analyses the impact of workplace protest on women's political identity. A combination of oral history and written sources are used to illuminate how everyday experiences of gender and class antagonism shaped working-class women's political identity and participation. The book contributes a fresh understanding of the relationship between feminism, workplace activism and trade unionism during the years 1968-1985.

Contents:

1 Contextualising women's workplace activism in post-war England p. 26

2 The Ford Sewing machinists' strike, 1968, Dagenham p. 56

3 The Trico-Folberth equal pay strike, Brentford, 1976 p. 82

4 Sexton's shoe factory occupation and Fakenham Enterprises, Norfolk, 1972-77 p. 111

5 The Ford Sewing machinists' strike, Dagenham, 1984-85 p. 139.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Moss, Jonathan. Women, workplace protest and political identity in England, 1968-85.

ISBN:

1526124882

9781526124883

OCLC:

1053904144