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"White slavery in London"
article by Annie Besant
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Nature of the document
extract from an article called “White slavery in London” published in the newspaper “The Link: A Journal for the Servants of Man -mernick.org.uk -Subject index -Annie Besant: an autobiography -CM brochure Restless eighties
Summary
-Bryant & May -pays high dividende but underpays their workers -difficult working conditions (long hours, few breaks, fines) -difficult living conditions (not much to eat, no comfort)
the fight against child labour and phossy jaw
-Michael Sadler and Richard Oastler -Ten Hours Act of 1847 -matchgirls1888.org -phossy jaw (sort of bone cancer) -"One of the Evils of Matchmaking" found on ENT and Audiology news.com
Annie Besant
-wikipedia -autobiography on www.gutenberg.org -an activist, a socialist and a writer - In 1877 tried for publishing a pamphlet on contraception along with Charles Bradlaugh -labor activism -the bloody Sunday of 1887
"White slavery" and Besant's view on the matter
-Used to shock people in parliament -deep empathy and a commitment to justice -sarcasm and hyperbole -Annie Besant helped the girls in B&M to form a Trade Union -1400 girls & women marching
vocabulary
most definitions were taken from the Oxford English Dictionary -Limited Liability Company (LLC) -A Paragon -Dancing eyes -Chattel slave -a people’s Dante
sources
-https://www.mernick.org.uk/thhol/subjects.html -https://www.matchgirls1888.org/the-story-of-the-strike -https://www.entandaudiologynews.com/features/history-of-ent/post/the-matchgirls-and-phossy-jaw-a-striking-tale-of-industrial-action -https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchgirls%27_strike -https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ -https://www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/peelhome.htm -https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ -https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12085/pg12085-images.html (Annie besant autobiography) -https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Besant