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Following the strike's success, the Union of Women Matchmakers (later the Matchmakers' Union) was formed later in 1888. [47] On its creation, it was the largest union of women and girls in the country, [48] and inspired a wave of collective organising among industrial workers. [49] [50] [51]
The Matchmakers' Union (founded as The Union of Women Matchmakers) [1] was a British trade union formed in 1888 following the successful Matchgirls' strike. [2] [3] On its creation, it was the largest union of women and girls in the country, [4] and inspired a wave of collective organising among industrial workers.
The women subsequently established a union (the Union of Women Matchmakers), the inaugural meeting of which took place at Stepney Meeting Hall on 27 July. Twelve women were elected to the committee, including Chapman, who was subsequently made President. [2] [10] It was the largest female union in the country. [11]
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It provides an inside look at women's roles in the strike. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. [1] [2] The film was one of the first to put together archival footage with contemporary interviews of participants and helped spur a series of films on left and labor history in the US utilizing this technique.