Women, workplace protest and political identity in England, 1968-85 /
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 postwar England. Focusing on the voices and experiences of women who fought for equal pay, skill recognition and the right to work...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2019.
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| Series: | Gender in history.
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| 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 postwar 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. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 197 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-194) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1526124882 9781526124883 |