Striking a Light

Striking a Light

Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 1266 , Segment 1

The Brave Women Who Protected Labor Rights

Episode: The Brave Women Who Protected Labor Rights

  • Nov 9, 2021 7:00 pm
  • 35:46

Pitiful salaries, pointless expense deductions, and lunchrooms filled with phosphorus fumes that rotted their jaw bones—the match women had an extensive list of grievances for Bryant and May. Their bravery lit a match that sparked labor reform across a nation. Guest: Louise Raw, author of "Striking a Light: The Bryant and May Matchwomen and their Place in History" (rebroadcast)