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Work on the miners' Lock-Out of 1926 tends to focus on the perspective of the National Union of Mineworkers, while nothing has been written which attempts to examine, for example, how miner's wives coped for six months without pay. This book investigates the Lock-Out from the perspective of gender relations.

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Publié par	University of Wales Press
Date de parution	15 mars 2010
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780708324516
Langue	English

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The Women and Men of 1926

A Gender and Social History of the General Strike and Miners’ Lockout in South Wales

Sue Bruley

University of Wales Press

THE WOMEN AND MEN OF 1926

THE GENERAL STRIKE AND MINERS' LOCKOUT IN SOUTH WALES

SUE BRULEY

CARDIFF UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS

Reprinted, 2011

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permis-sion of the copyright owner except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to repro-duce any part of this publication should be addressed to The University of Wales Press, 10 Columbus Walk, Brigantine Place, Cardiff CF10 4UP.

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British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 978-0-7083-2450-9 e-ISBN 978-0-7083-2451-6

The right of Sue Bruley to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with Sections 77, 78 and 79 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Printed and bound by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY.

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CONTENTS

MAP OF THE SOUTH WALES COALFIELD

Introduction

Gender and Family

Collective Eating and Public Authorities

Having Fun, Getting By and Outside Help

Women, Politics and Pickets

Defeat, Aftermath and Legacy

Last Word

Notes

Appendix: Biographical Notes

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to take this opportunity to say a very big public thank you to everyone who has helped me on this project. My colleagues at the University of Portsmouth have been very supportive, particularly Brad Beaven, David Andress, James Thomas, June Purvis and Maureen Wright who expertly proofread the manuscript. Bill Johnson, map librarian, made the excellent illustration of the coalfield. Peter Sparkes gave me technical help with the photographs. The inter-library loan staff at the University of Portsmouth have always done their best to meet my many requests. I am very grateful to the anonymous reader from the University of Wales Press who proved to be of invaluable assistance in preparing the final manuscript. During all my trips to Wales I was given unfailing assistance from the excellent library and archive staff at the South Wales Miners Library, local libraries in Treorchy, Aberdare, Pontypridd and Bridgend, Glamorgan and Gwent Record Offices and the National Library of Wales. Sue Thomas and Elisabeth Bennett were fantastically helpful in the archives of the South Wales Coal Collection at Swansea University. Many people in Wales helped me to meet elderly people to inter-view. Through personal contacts I met Ann Heathley and Ken Stone who set me on the road to Pontycymer and the wonderful Eileen Price (and her son Wyn) and from there I developed other contacts. I also quickly learnt that wardens in sheltered housing in south Wales are a wonderful breed of women who provide an endless flow of loving support for their residents, going well beyond the call of duty. In partic-ular, I would like to thank Chris Hall and Karen Robbins. Most of all, I must thank all the people who agreed to tell me their stories. I enjoyed listening to every one of them. Lizzie Davies and Gladys Davies (and great niece Linda Williams) allowed me to use treasured family photographs. Friends in Llafuralways responded to my many queries and requests for

viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS help, particularly Neil Evans, Angela V. John and Steven Thompson. I also owe a huge debt to the late Ursula Masson who is sorely missed. During my time in Swansea, Jane and Paul Elliot welcomed me into their home which made inten-sive research trips a great deal more enjoyable. Paul Thompson inspired me to be an oral historian. The work of Hywel Francis was important to me in deciding to write this book. Alan Campbell’s enthusiasm for my earlier work on women in south Wales set me out on this road, so I must thank him for reviving my interest in this research. Research can be a lonely business and without the love and support of friends and family I could not have completed this project. I would like to thank in particular Meg Arnot, Valerie-AnneBaker,SarahBooker,MartinDurham,SueHarper, Brenda Kirsch, Sue Laurence, Jane Lewis, Siri Lowe, Fred Milsom, Mary Nixon, Mari Reynolds, John Shiers, Roger and Sally Thomas, Jeffrey Weeks and Paulene Wilkinson. Last, but not least I would like to thank my children Eric, Charlotte and Rowan for just being there for me.

FORMALACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The University of Portsmouth gave me a sabbatical semester 2004–5 which enabled me to complete the research and begin writing up the book. The Scouloudi Fund, University of London provided finan-cial assistance with research trips to Wales. The National Museum of Wales supplied the image of coal miners at work (F74.372/94) and the image of Evan Jones bathing with wife assisting (96.702–3.60). Bridgend Library supplied the picture of Ffaldau Girls School, Pontycymer, from the Valley and Vale Collection. The photograph of Llwyncelyn Ladies v Gents Football Match is taken from Aldo Bachetta and Glyn Rudd’s Porth and Rhondda Fachand is not in copyright. The South Wales Coal Collection at Swansea University supplied the following photographs, all of which are believed to have been taken in 1926: Banwen Staff Canteen PHO/DIS/43; Penybont Colliery PHO/COL/79; Dulais Colliery miners eating PHO/DIS/49; Salem staff canteen committee PHO/DIS/45; St Athan summer camp

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