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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moss, Jonathan, author.

Series:

Gender in history.

Manchester scholarship online.

Gender in History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Women in the labor movement.

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

Working class women.

Strikes and lockouts--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Strikes and lockouts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 197 pages) : digital file(s).

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

This text 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.

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.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781526160430

1526160439

9781526124890

1526124890

OCLC:

1273307586