Formation | 27 July 1888 |
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Dissolved | 1903 |
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Origins | The Matchgirls' Strike |
Formerly called | The Union of Women Matchmakers |
The Matchmakers' Union (founded as The Union of Women Matchmakers)[1] was a British trade union formed in 1888 following the successful Matchgirls' strike.[2][3] On its creation, it was the largest union of women and girls in the country,[4] and inspired a wave of collective organising among industrial workers.[5][6][7]