 Matchgirls' Strike Committee, showing Sarah Chapman, elected President of the Union, Annie Besant, and Herbert Burrows, 1888 | |
| Formation | 27 July 1888 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 1903 |
| Location | |
| 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]
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- ^ "Burrows, Herbert (1845–1922), socialist organizer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/39607. Retrieved 2023-09-18. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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- ^ "Bryant & May Matchmakers Strike Register - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
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