To mark Women’s History Month, we take a long view of working women. Our guest host, Jessamy Carlson invites three historians to explore the lives of working women over the centuries. From the working lives of medieval women, through the story of the first Women Patrols in the Metropolitan Police, to the striking Ford factory workers in 1968, this episode examines women’s jobs, their conditions, their struggles, and their resilience.
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Documents from The National Archives used in this episode: HO 107, WORK 11/237, E 42/78, PREM 13/2412.
For more information about the records covered in this episode, look at our research guides to medieval and early modern family history, the Metropolitan Police, and read our blog on “A letter by the women workers at Fords of Dagenham”.
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