Women of the Durham Coalfield in the 19th Century (eBook)

Hannah's Story

Margaret Hedley (Autor)

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2019 | 1. Auflage
144 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7509-9104-9 (ISBN)

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The success of the Durham Coalfield and its important role in the Industrial Revolution is attributed to men of influence who owned the land and the pits, and men who worked in the coal-mining industry during the Victorian period. There has been very little written about the importance of the home life that supported the miners - their wives who, through heroic efforts, did their best to provide attractive, healthy, happy home for their husbands, often in appalling social conditions. To provide a welcoming atmosphere at home demanded tremendous resources and commitment from the miners' wives. Despite their many hardships these women selflessly put everyone in the family before themselves. They operated on less rest, less food at times of necessity and under the huge physical burden of work and the emotional burden of worry concerning the safety of their family. Women of the Durham Coalfield in the 19th Century: Hannah's Story addresses the lack of information about the role of women in the Durham Coalfield, engagingly explored through one woman's experience.

MARGARET HEDLEY has an MA in History and taught at secondary school. She is now a family history researcher in East Durham. Margaret is passionate about Durham's coal-mining history, and much of her research is related to this. She lives in Wheatley Hill.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.2.2019
• Reihe/Serie: Women of the Durham Coalfield
• Reihe/Serie: Women of the Durham Coalfield
• Reihe/Serie: Women of the Durham Coalfield
• Vorwort: John Grundy
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bergbau
• Schlagworte: 19th century • coal • Coal miners • Coal Mining • County Durham • Durham • durham coalfield • Industrial Revolution • industrial revolution, coal mining, coal miners, women in history, women's history • industrial revolution, coal mining, coal miners, women in history, women's history, miners, durham, county durham, coal, industries, 19th century, durham coalfield, john grundy, pits • Industries • john grundy • miners • Pits • Women in History • Women's history
• ISBN-10: 0-7509-9104-6 / 0750991046
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-9104-9 / 9780750991049