The Match Girls Strike 0.0 / 5 ? Historyprotests and reactions 1800-1914GCSENone Created by: Izzy03Created on: 29-11-16 19:39 why did they strike? -14 hour work days, low pay, phossy jaw, excessive fines for talking or going to the toilet 1 of 10 who joined the strike? the whole factory 2 of 10 how long did they strike for? 3 weeks in 1888 3 of 10 who took up the girls' cause? and what did she write about conditions? Annie Besant, she wrote a newspaper article 4 of 10 she was the leader of the? the union that the girls formed during the strike 5 of 10 what did the London Trades Council set up? a fund to ensure the women were provided with strike pay 6 of 10 what happened each day? the women and their supporters demonstrated outside the factory gates 7 of 10 did the government get involved? no 8 of 10 was the strike successful? yes it forced Bryant and May to provide better conditions for the staff such as seperate eating rooms and no fines 9 of 10 in 1908 what did the government do? passed a law abolishing the use of the dangerous white phospherous 10 of 10
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