On 5th July 1888, approximately 1400 female workers walked out of Bryant and May’s match making factory in Bow, East London, in protest over low … Read more
Tag: International Women’s Day
The ‘Women’s War’, 1929
In the closing months of 1929 the women of Nigeria rose up against British colonialism in a coordinated effort that has subsequently become known as … Read more
International Women’s Day
In 2018 International Women’s Day (8th March) has arrived in the midst of the Universities and College Union’s industrial action in defence of your lecturers’ … Read more