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The National Federation of Women Workers, 1906-1921

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Authors:
  1. Cathy Hunt

    1. Coventry University, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Cathy Hunt
    Pages 1-22

  3. Beginnings

    • Cathy Hunt
    Pages 23-42

  4. Building a Union, 1906–14

    • Cathy Hunt
    Pages 43-63

  5. The First World War

    • Cathy Hunt
    Pages 64-94

  6. The Final Phase, 1918–21

    • Cathy Hunt
    Pages 95-115

  7. Organisers and Activists

    • Cathy Hunt
    Pages 116-138

  8. Coventry: A Case Study

    • Cathy Hunt
    Pages 139-160

  9. Conclusion

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    Pages 161-168

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 169-240
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About this book

This book is the first full length history of the all-female National Federation of Women Workers (1906-21) led by the gifted and charismatic Mary Macarthur. Its focus is on the people who made up this pioneering union - the organisers, activists and members who built branches and struggled to improve the lives of Britain's working women.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Coventry University, UK

    Cathy Hunt

About the author

Cathy Hunt is a Senior Lecturer for History at Coventry University, UK. Her research to date has focused on the roles of women in the British labour movement in the first half of the twentieth century, with particular interest on grassroots trade union membership and municipal politics.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The National Federation of Women Workers, 1906-1921

  • Authors: Cathy Hunt

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137033543

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-03353-6Published: 27 February 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-44152-5Published: 01 January 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-03354-3Published: 11 March 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 240

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Social History, Modern History

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