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Bryant & May match factory strike

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A labor strike in 1888 involving over 1,400 workers, mostly women, protesting long working hours and hazardous conditions at a London match factory.

AP course connection

Topic 6.8: 6.8 19th-Century Social Reform

Unit 6

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