Match Girls Strike Flashcards
0
Q
Peaceful or violent?
A
Peaceful
1
Q
When was the match strike girl?
A
1888
2
Q
Why did they protest?
A
The poor working conditions meant workers were getting ill. The yellow phosphorous caused phossy jaw. Also the wages were low for unskilled women workers
3
Q
What triggered the protested?
A
Annie Besant wrote a detailed article about the conditions in her newspaper The Link
4
Q
How did Bryant and May respond to The Link article?
A
They wrote an article saying how Annie had lied and made there workers sign a document that said there conditions were fine.
5
Q
What was the outcome?
A
A women refuse to sign the document saying Annie was lying she got fired and all the workers left with her. Bryant and May changed to red phosphorus.
