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Women: The Hosiery Factory

Briefly touched on in the first blog, there was a huge workforce of women in the mining community, as wives and daughters of miners, would often work in local factories. That was certainly the case in Nottingham. There was an undeniable solidarity between these workers, as team member and volunteer,
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Women’s History: Scratching The Surface!

Hello everyone! Today’s blog is a little different and will be a bit more text heavy. Through research into the topic, we have found some excellent sources that shine a light onto women’s integral part of the mining industry and will be using those sources, to share some highlights with
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PIT LASSES

Good morning. Wishing you all a wonderful and safe International Women’s Day! As you can see from previous blogs, there is a lot of history surrounding women in the mining community. Our aim with this theme, is to shine light onto women’s contributions through history and share informative resources and
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Women: COAL QUEENS

The Coal Queen pageant was a tradition that ran until the 1980s within mining communities. Coal Queens could be the wife, sister or daughter of pit workers and would be crowned each year at local miners’ picnics or carnivals. The competition added a touch of glamour and femininity to the
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Women: Of British Coal Mining

Chris Wrigley’s journal on Women in British Coal Mining provides us with great illustrations of women workers and the tasks they would carry out. For today’s blog, we thought we would share some with you. One of the most striking findings, through Wrigley’s research, is how historians have
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Women: As Workers (II)

As illustrated by this insightful source, you can see the many different roles women had within the mining community. In the 20th century, women still had several working roles in the mining industry, from office work, to canteen staff and even medics. Here below, are some local pics shared by
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Women: As Workers

Upon looking into this theme, I have spoken with several of our team members about their own experiences and encounters with women, in the mining industry and wider community. Barry Donlan spoke about his vivid memories of women workers at the Hosiery Factory, back in the 1970s, as a
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HER STORY (AN INTRODUCTION)

Welcome to our month long theme, of women’s involvement in the mining industry and wider community! This month, we will share with you all some stories, information and recommendations, (all) related to this specific theme and join worldwide celebrations of women’s history. Before outlining the following weeks, I just want
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The Mining Blog

Women: The Hosiery Factory

Women’s History: Scratching The Surface!

PIT LASSES

Women: COAL QUEENS

Women: Of British Coal Mining

Women: As Workers (II)

Women: As Workers

HER STORY (AN INTRODUCTION)

HER STORY (AN INTRODUCTION)

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