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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.
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]
Sarah Chapman (later Dearman; 31 October 1862 [1] – 27 November 1945 [2]) was a British trade unionist who was one of the leaders of the 1888 Bryant & May matchgirls' strike. [3] Chapman and others involved in the strike have since been recognised as "pioneers of sex equality and fairness at work who left a lasting legacy on the trade union ...
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In the 1875 West Yorkshire weavers' strike, women did play a central role, [18] and the 1888 London matchgirls strike (and subsequent formation of the Union of Women Matchmakers) was influential for the 1889 London Dock strike and the development of the New Unionism. [19]
The new series shows more of the “counseling” side to the matchmaking process, which her other series also touched on — often in the titles, which labeled people by their dating issues ...
The strikers were men and women who decided they wanted Ellis, and the other women on the committee, to be their negotiators with the mill owners. [3] Ellis was the committee's treasurer and Hannah Woods was the president. The secretary was Kate Conran. [1] The Dewsbury and Batley Weavers Committee was composed of thirteen women and no men
Bryant & May "Pearl" safety matches, 1890–1891. Bryant & May was formed in 1843 by Quakers William Bryant and Francis May to trade in general merchandise. In 1850 the company entered into a relationship with the Swedish match maker Johan Edvard Lundström in order to capture part of the market of the 250 million matches that were used in Britain each day.