The Women and Men of 1926 : A Gender and Social History of the General Strike and Miners' Lockout in South Wales

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. "The Women and Men of 1926" investigates the Lock-Out from the perspective of gender relations, offering a social history of the mining communities in south Wales during the Lock-Out. Sue Bruley aims to analyse how individual families and households coped with the Lock-Out and to assess how gender relations were affected, using hitherto unpublished oral testimony as well as other archive material. Individual chapters consider topics such as school canteens, miners' lodges, recreational activities, picketing and politics. In The Women and Men of 1926 Sue Bruley recounts the social history of the mining communities in south Wales during the 1926 lockout. Relying on hitherto unpublished oral testimony as well as other archival material, Bruley investigates how households coped with the lockout and assesses the impact that it had on gender relations. Individual chapters consider topics such as school canteens, miners lodges, recreational activities, picketing, and politics. 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.