Speaking as we Find : Women's Experience of Tyneside Industry 1930s - 1980s Paperback / softback
by Caroline Barker Bennett
Paperback / softback
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This book takes us back to the beginning of the 1980s against the background of the impending miners’ strike and the strained relationship between the unions and the Thatcher government.
Caroline Barker Bennett recorded the experiences of twenty women industrial workers on Tyneside.
The eldest of these women started work in 1934 and the youngest in 1981.
These interviews are documented here and give a unique insight into the lives of working women at the time. Working as an industrial chaplain, Caroline got to know the women through visiting George Angus, an engineering company in Wallsend, and Louise Argyle, a women’s clothing co-operative, in Hebburn.
These fascinating oral accounts document the changing conditions, struggles and everyday experiences of working in many different factories, shops and offices and are a valuable contribution to an important part of the region’s social history that is often overlooked.
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:104 pages, 51 Black and White illustrations
- Publisher:Newcastle Libraries & Information Service
- Publication Date:03/11/2023
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- ISBN:9781739223328
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:104 pages, 51 Black and White illustrations
- Publisher:Newcastle Libraries & Information Service
- Publication Date:03/11/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781739223328