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Women, workplace protest and political identity in England, 1968-85

Moss, Jonathan, author

Overview

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.

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Subject: Women in the labor movement Great Britain History 20th century. / Working class women Political activity Great Britain History 20th century. / Strikes and lockouts Great Britain History 20th century. / Equal pay for equal work Great Britain. / Feminism Great Britain History 20th century.
• ISBN: 9781526124883, 1526124882

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HD6079.2.G7 M67 2019	1	BOOK	BUSINESS