Women, Workplace Protest and Political Identity in England, 1968-85 |
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| Author:
| Moss, Jonathan |
| Series title: | Gender in History MUP Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5261-4459-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2019 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Online resource |
| List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionThis 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.