#MatchgirlsStrike of 1888. Dr @LouiseRaw explains how a group of East End women took on a ruthless cartel and changed the course of British labour history here:
https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/match-girls-strike-1888-east-end-victorian-women-cause/
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More than a little disturbing. Whether you agree with #protests or not, the right to protest has long been a part of British democracy.

#JarrowMarchers
#TolpuddleMartyrs
#PeterlooMasacre
#MatchgirlsStrike

All the above, and more, have clawed worker's rights from the bosses
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