Bow Match Girls Strike of 1888
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:trade_unionist
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gptkbp:cause |
poor working conditions
low pay phossy jaw (phosphorus poisoning) |
gptkbp:employer |
gptkb:Bryant_&_May
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gptkbp:endDate |
1888-07-17
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bow Match Girls Strike of 1888
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gptkbp:industry |
match manufacturing
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gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent labor activism in the UK
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Bow,_London,_England
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
gptkb:The_Link_(newspaper)
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gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Annie_Besant
gptkb:Sarah_Chapman |
gptkbp:organizer |
gptkb:Annie_Besant
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gptkbp:participants |
match factory workers
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:London_matchgirls_strike
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gptkbp:result |
improved working conditions
abolition of unfair fines increased wages |
gptkbp:significance |
early victory for labor movement in Britain
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gptkbp:startDate |
1888-07-05
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bow,_London,_England
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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