Striking a Light - by Louise Raw & Sheila Rowbotham (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The story of one of the most important strikes in labour history revealingthe significance and truth of what actually happened. ><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In July 1888, fourteen hundred women and girls employed by the matchmakers Bryant and May walked out of their East End factory and into the history books. Louise Raw gives us a challenging new interpretation of events proving that the women themselves, not celebrity socialists like Annie Besant, began it. She provides unequivocal evidence to show that the matchwomen greatly influenced the Dock Strike of 1889, which until now was thought to be the key event of new unionism, and repositions them as the mothers of the modern labour movement. Returning to the stories of the women themselves, and by interviewing their relatives today, Raw is able to construct a new history which challenges existing accounts of the strike itself and radically alters the accepted history of the labour movement in Britain.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>'Raw's book is infused with a desire to right an historical wrong, and to give credit to those who through enduring hardship deserve it... Raw's primary motive is that the true contribution of the matchwomen be given proper respect in trade union history. She convinces me.'--Sanford Lakoff<br><br>'The Matchwomen are part of the fabric of the trade union movement in this country and as such quite rightly deserve their place in our history. I am confident Louise's excellent and sympathetic book will ensure that this happens.'--Sanford Lakoff<br><br>Mentioned in article about the author in Herts Advertiser, April 2009.<br><br>Article on the author featured.--Sanford Lakoff<br><br>This is an extraordinary book... The Conclusion reached by the author, as a result of the most detailed research extending over many years, was that the strike was not confined to hapless young girls.--Sanford Lakoff<br><br>The work is a major contribution to Labour and Social history. Incredibly well researched and written... an absolute must for serious Historians.--Terry McCarthy, former director of the National Museum of Labour History and author of 'The Great Dock Strike 1889' "Morning Star "<br><br>Article on the author featured.--,<br><br>'Don't miss this now it is out in paperback.'--Labour Research<br><br>'In a careful reconstruction of events, Raw exposes inaccuracies in the standard accounts ... [she] tells a great story with a terrific cast of characters ... parts of the book read like a detective story, with Raw ingenious in tracking down the strike leaders.' - Times Higher Education<br><br>'This is a good example of revisionist historical writing which gives full credit to an important and usually misunderstood event.' - Contemporary Review<br><br>'Well-conceived and researched ... this is a book that deserves the opportunity to overturn [the] traditional interpretation.' - International Socialism<br><br>Article in Morning Star<br><br>Article on the author featured.--Herts Advertiser<br><br>Big article by the author in BBC History Magazine.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Louise Raw is a Labour historian with a background in the Trade Union movement and political campaigning. She has spoken throughout the world and in the media about her research into the matchwomen's strike, and writes a monthly column for <i>The Morning Star</i>.She has appeared on television and radio as well as delivering many talks in the local and Union communities.
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