British Women Trade Unionists on Strike at Bryant & May, 1888 - Volumes
Volumes
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Later years
The documents in this section serve two purposes: one is to chart the evolution of Bryant & May during the twentieth century in light of changing circumstances i.e. The Great War, and the other is to analyse the impact of the strike almost a century later. This latter point is no better illustrated than through attempts to reconstruct the strike through the arts. Stirke a Light (1965), a musical by... Read more →
Present day sources
Since the mid 1990's the historian and author, Dr Louise Raw, has extensively researched the strike of 1888. Over the following years, her investigations lead her to conclude that the traditionally accepted leader of the strike, Annie Besant, actually had minimal involvement with its organisation and execution. Indeed, Besant was opposed to the strike given the apparent dispensability of unskilled labour. Rather, the strike was lead from within by around... Read more →
