Women and the labour movement in Scotland, 1850-1914

Name: Women and the labour movement in Scotland, 1850-1914
Author: Eleanor Gordon

Cover of Women and the labour movement in Scotland, 1850-1914

A study of working women in Scotland in the period 1850-1914. In a detailed analysis based on a wide range of contemporary sources, the author uncovers the patterns of their employment their involvement in and relationship to trade unionism, and the forms of their resistance.

EmploymentHistoryJute industryWomenWomen labor union membersWomen, scotlandWomen, history