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| Picture No | 10215695 |
| Date | 1871 |
| Description | Match Makers 1871 |
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The Match Makers of the East End. The match-making industry employed mainly female workers and came to prominence in 1888 during the match-making strike when, led by Annie Besant, the workers at the Bryant & May match factory in Bow went on strike in protest over long working hours and dangerous conditions.
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| Source | Engraving in 'The Graphic', 20 May 1871, page 469 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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