Factory girl /
Oldfield, Pamela, 1931-
Factory girl / Pam Oldfield. - London : Scholastic, 2011. - 145 p. ; 20 cm. - My story. . - My story. .
"A Victorian match girl. London, 1888"--Cover.
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 for appalling pay, only to contract such fatal complaints as phossy jaw. The brutality of these conditions was brought to a head with the London Match Girls Strike of 1888. Told from the perspective of a young factory worker, this new title offers a fascinating insight into Victorian child labour.
9781407116723 140711672X
015639416 Uk
Match industry workers--History--England--London--19th century--Children's fiction.
Strikes and lockouts--Match industry--History--England--London--19th century--Children's fiction.
London (England)--Social conditions--19th century--Children's fiction.
Historical fiction.
823.92
Factory girl / Pam Oldfield. - London : Scholastic, 2011. - 145 p. ; 20 cm. - My story. . - My story. .
"A Victorian match girl. London, 1888"--Cover.
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 for appalling pay, only to contract such fatal complaints as phossy jaw. The brutality of these conditions was brought to a head with the London Match Girls Strike of 1888. Told from the perspective of a young factory worker, this new title offers a fascinating insight into Victorian child labour.
9781407116723 140711672X
015639416 Uk
Match industry workers--History--England--London--19th century--Children's fiction.
Strikes and lockouts--Match industry--History--England--London--19th century--Children's fiction.
London (England)--Social conditions--19th century--Children's fiction.
Historical fiction.
823.92