Women, Workplace Protest and Political Identity in England, 196885
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Women, Workplace Protest and Political Identity in England, 196885
By (Author) Jonathan Moss
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
5th October 2021
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Gender studies: women and girls
Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action
Sociology: work and labour
305.48230941
Physical Properties
Paperback
208
Width 138mm, Height 216mm, Spine 11mm
249g
Description
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.
Reviews
'The easy-to-read volume provides a clear introduction to a field from which even more research can be expected in the future.'
H-Soz-Kult
Author Bio
Jonathan Moss is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Sussex
