Mary Macarthur and the Cradley Heath Lockout - Andrew Homer (Virtual Heritage Group)

In 1910, the chain making women of Cradley Heath downed their tools and went on strike under the leadership of Mary Macarthur and the National Federation of Women Workers. Although the strike or ‘lockout’ was about local wages, it was to have national repercussions. The authority of the newly formed trade boards to address the plight of workers in the sweated industries, and enforce minimum wages, was about to be tested right here in the Black Country. This is the second talk given by the Virtual Heritage Group, it took place via 'Zoom' on Wednesday, March 8th at 7.30pm, which was #internationalwomensday . Speaker: Andrew Homer Along with: Chris Baker Moderator: George McFadyen 'Women in Industry at BCLM' from ‪@BClivingmuseum‬ BCLM retains the copyright and the video is reproduced here by their kind permission. Original Video:    • Women in Industry at BCLM   To be invited to future talks visit: https://www.blackcountrysociety.com/e... Links Website: https://www.blackcountrysociety.com/ Twitter:   / societycountry   Facebook:   / blackcountrysociety   Black Country Living Museum: https://bclm.com/ Selected sources and further reading: Books Barnsley, T., Breaking Their Chains: Mary Macarthur and the Chainmakers’ Strike of 1910 (London, 2010). Homer, A., A Black Country Miscellany, Second Edition (Sedgley, 2022). Hunt, C., Righting the Wrong: Mary Macarthur 1880-1921. The Working Woman’s Champion (West Midlands, 2019). Moss, R., Chain and Anchor Making in the Black Country (Stroud, 2013). Sherard, R. H., The White Slaves of England (London, 1897). Thom, D., Nice Girls and Rude Girls (London, 1998). Woolley, R., Gi It Sum 'ommer Midland tales (West Midlands, 1979). Online Resources Women Chain Makers Be Anvil or Hammer! - National Education Union pdf download: https://neu.org.uk/media/2941 NEU and Friends of the Women Chain Makers - Teaching Resources: https://neu.org.uk/women-chainmakers "Rouse, Ye Women": The Cradley Heath Chain Makers' Strike, 1910 - Warwick University Modern Records Centre: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/librar... Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Welcome & Introduction 00:08:28 - BCLM Women in Industry 00:11:38 - Main Presentation 00:54:48 - Q+A & Conclusion