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In 1842 the employment of women and children working underground in the UK was forbidden. As a result of this legislation, many families within the coal industr

Women have long been recognized as the backbone of coalmining communities, supporting their men. Less well known is the role which they played as the industry d

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This illustrated book tells the story of the female colliery surface workers, or pit brow women, of the Wigancoalfield. The numbers of women working in mines gr