Striking a Light
Constant Wonder
The Brave Women Who Protected Labor Rights
Episode: The Brave Women Who Protected Labor Rights
- Nov 9, 2021 7:00 pm
- 35:46 mins
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)