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Women and the Great Western Railway, Matheson, Rosa, Used; Good Book
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- 9780752444192
- ISBN
- 0752444190
- Publication Name
- Women and the Great Western Railway
- Book Title
- The Fair Sex: Women and the Great Western Railway
- Language
- English
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Height
- 235mm
- Publisher
- T.H.E. Hi-Story Press LTD
- Topic
- Local History, Railway, Transportation, History, Business
- Item Width
- 165mm
- Item Weight
- 370g
- Number of Pages
- 160 Pages
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The Great Western Railway struggled with what was called 'the women question' for many years. It had heartily agreed with The Railway Sheet and Official Gazette that 'the first aim of women's existence is marriage, that accomplished, the next is ordering her home'. Yet women were the cheapest form of labour, apart from young girls, presenting the company with a dilemma and the GWR finally succumbed to allowing women to work after heavy external pressures. Using over 100 pictures, Swindon author Rosa Matheson traces the development of this problematic relationship, from its beginnings in the 1870s when women were employed as sewers and netters at Swindon Works, through the changes wrought by the two world wars and the entry of women into railway offices - fiercely opposed by the company and by the unions and many men who resented sharing the lowly paid but prestigious title of 'clerk' with women. The book also uses many original documents and forms as well as written and oral testimonies providing first-hand insights into the women's experiences. Rosa Matheson is the author of the successful TRIP: The Annual Holiday of GWR's Swindon Works for The History Press. She is well known as a Women's History and GWR historian and lives in Wiltshire.
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T.H.E. Hi-Story Press LTD
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9780752444192
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Book Title
The Fair Sex: Women and the Great Western Railway
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Local History, Railway, Transportation, History, Business
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
160 Pages
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235mm
Item Width
165mm
Item Weight
370g
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Social Work
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United Kingdom
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