Bow Match Girls Strike (1888)
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:trade_unionist
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| gptkbp:cause |
poor working conditions
low pay phossy jaw |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:date |
1888
|
| gptkbp:employer |
gptkb:Bryant_&_May
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bow Match Girls Strike (1888)
|
| gptkbp:industry |
matchmaking
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:British_labor_movement
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Bow,_London
|
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
gptkb:The_Link_(newspaper)
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| gptkbp:notableSupporter |
gptkb:Annie_Besant
|
| gptkbp:number_of_strikers |
over 1,400
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| gptkbp:participants |
female factory workers
|
| gptkbp:result |
improved working conditions
increased wages |
| gptkbp:significance |
early example of female industrial action
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bow_(London)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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