The Fair Sex Women And The Great Western Railway

Author : Rosa Matheson
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752474324
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fair Sex: Women and the Great Western Railway written by Rosa Matheson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Western Railway struggled with what was called 'the women question' for many years. It had heartily agreed with The Railway Sheet and Official Gazette that 'the first aim of women's existence is marriage, that accomplished, the next is ordering her home'. Yet women were the cheapest form of labour, apart from young girls, presenting the company with a dilemma and the GWR finally succumbed to allowing women to work after heavy external pressures. Using over 100 pictures, Swindon author Rosa Matheson traces the development of this problematic relationship, from its beginnings in the 1870s when women were employed as sewers and netters at Swindon Works, through the changes wrought by the two world wars and the entry of women into railway offices - fiercely opposed by the company and by the unions and many men who resented sharing the lowly paid but prestigious title of 'clerk' with women. The book also uses many original documents and forms as well as written and oral testimonies providing first-hand insights into the women's experiences.

Author : Rosa Matheson
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750968869
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swindon Works: The Legend written by Rosa Matheson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The age of steam is past, the heyday of Swindon Works is long gone – but the legend lives on. What made the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works iconic? Was it its worldwide reputation; perhaps its profound impact in shaping the new town of Swindon; or that it melded those who worked there into one big family? In a new and exciting format, this book, by popular railway historian Rosa Matheson, helps explain why the never-ending love story endures. With big facts and fascinating stories, it is a must read not only for ex-Works employees and their families, nor just for GWR fans and railway enthusiasts, but also for any newcomer seeking to find a good way into railway history.

Author : Susan Major
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526703106
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Female Railway Workers in World War II written by Susan Major and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II women took on railway roles which were completely new to females. They worked as porters and guards, on the permanent way, and in maintenance and workshop operations. In this book Susan Major features the voices of women talking about their wartime railway experiences, using interviews by the Friends of the National Railway Museum. Many were working in ‘men’s jobs’, or working with men for the first time, and these interviews offer tantalising glimpses of conditions, sometimes under great danger. What was it about railway work that attracted them? It’s fascinating to contrast their voices with the way they were portrayed in official publicity campaigns and in the light of attitudes to women working in the 1940s. These women talk about their difficulties in a workplace not designed for women – no toilets for example, the attitudes of their families, what they thought about American GIs and Italian POWs, how they coped with swearing and troublesome colleagues, rules about stockings. They describe devastating air raids and being thrust into tough responsibilities for the first time. This book fills a gap, as most books on women’s wartime roles focus on the military services or industrial work. It offers valuable insights into the perceptions and concerns of these young women. As generations die out and families lose a direct connection, it becomes more important to be able to share their voices with a wider audience.

Author : Frances Bevan
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526718235
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Struggle and Suffrage in Swindon written by Frances Bevan and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-02-28 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth history of women’s activism and achievements in one English town, with photos included. As the industrial revolution and the coming of the railways transformed the Wiltshire countryside, Swindon women were on the front line of change, shaping the new industrial town and transforming the old market one. Newcomers arrived from the great railway centers across the country to create a welcoming, tolerant and creative community with women’s contribution at its heart. Following the incorporation of Old and New Swindon in 1900, innovative women stepped up to the plate: women like Swindon-born suffragette Edith New, who challenged political conventions, and Emma Noble, Swindon’s first female councilor, who campaigned to improve living conditions in the town. During two world wars, Swindon women worked in the railway factory in jobs once considered beyond their strength and endurance. Women supported the war effort on the home front, volunteering in what little spare time they had. Struggle and Suffrage in Swindon tells the stories of women like Mary Slade and Kate Handley, two teachers who during WWI headed the Prisoners of War Committee, which sent food parcels to soldiers held in German POW camps. The story of Swindon women includes artists and actresses, political activists and social reformers—and the ordinary women who worked in the factories, raised their children, and made a difference.

Author : Great Western Railway (Great Britain)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Western Railway Official Guide, 1909 written by Great Western Railway (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rosa Matheson
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750957018
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death, Dynamite and Disaster written by Rosa Matheson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A safe mode of transport today, the railways were far from vehicles of sleepy commute when they first came into service; indeed, accidents were commonplace and sometimes were a result of something far more sinister. In this fresh approach to railway history, Rosa Matheson explores the grim and grisly railway past. These horrible happenings include memorable disasters and accidents, the lack of burial grounds for London's dead, leading to the 'Necropolis Railway', the gruesome necessity of digging up the dead to accommodate the railways and how the discovery of dynamite gave rise to the 'Dynamite Wars' on the London Underground in the 1880s and 1890s. Join Rosa as she treads carefully through the fascinating gruesome history of Britain's railways.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 790 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railway News, Finance and Joint-stock Companies' Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2744 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 2744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Medical Times and Gazette written by and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Great Western Railway (Great Britain)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Wales written by Great Western Railway (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: