Women and children, mining

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Women and children, mining

Women and children of the mining districts. Children would gather coal. A Typical Pit-brow Woman; She was one of the 6, 221 females employed above ground. Images of wives waiting for their husbands to return with strike pay. The Pit-Brow girls would wear head dresses to prevent coal getting into their hair. The national coal strike of 1912 was the first national strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom. Its main goal was securing a minimum wage. Date: 1912

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Brow Coal Crisis Issue Mine Miners Minimum Petition Reservation Reserves Stations Strike Striking Wage

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