Today in Labor History July 5, 1888: Three women were fired from the Bryant & May factory in East London for exposing the appalling working conditions there. Women typically had to work 14-hour days at very low wages and they often suffered debilitating diseases, like Phossy Jaw, from exposure to white phosphorus. The other 1400 women and girl laborers come out in solidarity leading to the “Match Girls' Strike” which was unsuccessful as a strike, but highly effective at generating solidarity and galvanizing the working-class movement. In 1966, Bill Owen and Tony Russell produced a musical about the strike called “The Matchgirls.” Welsh writer Lynette Rees wrote about it in her novel, “The Matchgirl.”

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Just watched #EnolaHolmes2 on #Netflix. It was fun and Henry Cavill does quite a good turn as Sherlock. Millie Bobby Brown was just as good as Enola as in the first one.

I quite liked how they covered the story of the Lyons Factory #MatchGirls, although I think they could have gone into a bit more detail of Fossy Jaw.

Just watched #EnolaHolmes2 on #Netflix. It was fun and Henry Cavill does quite a good turn as Sherlock. Millie Bobby Brown was just as good as Enola as in the first one.

I quite liked how they covered the story of the Lyons Factory #MatchGirls, although I think they could have gone into a bit more detail of Fossy Jaw.

The real #history behind the #matchgirls strike of 1888 that inspired #EnolaHolmesNetflix

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/real-history-of-enola-holmes-2-matchgirls-strike-1888/