My Story: Factory Girl Tapa blanda – 1 Enero 2011 de Pamela Oldfield (Author)

Everybody knows the sad tale of the Little Match Girl, but less well known is the story of the girls and women who slaved fourteen hours a day in the match factories. The brutality of these conditions was brought to a head with the London Match-Girls Strike of 1888. This title offers insight into Victorian child labour.