First of all, we would just like to say a massive thank you to everyone who have read, liked and shared our blogs over the last 4 weeks. It has been incredible to share these stories and hear your stories too. Women have always played such an important role in
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2 (WOMEN 1984-85) HEARTS & MINDS
For a little extra context on the Women’s Action Groups, more can be read here. Witham’s book was dedicated to the active women in Nottinghamshire, who were involved in the Miners’ Strike of 1984-85. On page 5 of the book, Witham sums up the Nottinghamshire women in a few lines:
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1 (WOMEN 1984-85) THE MINERS’ STRIKE
Welcome to our fourth and final theme of the month. The core source material for this week’s topic is from the book ‘Hearts & Minds’ by Joan Witham, which shares the names and stories of prominent women of the Miners’ Strike in Nottinghamshire. The book centres around local Women’s Action
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Women Writers of the Mining Community (5)
For our 5th and final blog this week, we have ‘From A Rock to a Hard Place: Memories of the 1984/85 Miners’ Strike’ by Beverley Trounce. This leads us nicely into our final theme, centred around women’s involvement in the strike, and their role in the community and on the
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