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The Pit Brow Women of the Wigan Coalfield
The Pit Brow Women of the Wigan Coalfield
Author: Alan Davies
This illustrated book tells the story of the female colliery surface workers, or pit brow women, of the Wigan coalfield. The numbers of women working in mines grew rapidly after the Industrial Revolution. The practice continued until the Children's Employment Commission of 1842 outlawed women working below ground, leading to many families suffer...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780752439129
ISBN-10: 075243912X
Pages: 127
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Publisher: Tempus Publishing, Limited
Book Type: Hardcover
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