The Dagenham Women

• Keith Sansum1

  • Location: london
  • Registered: 25 Aug 2010
  • Posts: 23,948
  28 September 2010     11:2272818
  #1      
  I noticed that little mention has been made of the heroes in 1968 who fought and stood out for equal rights for Women.
  
  A film has now been made on the plight and hardship and the fight of all those involved.
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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  28 September 2010     11:5572820
  #2      
  never heard of them keith, tell us more about it.
  
  what is the significance though, not a notable date.
• Guest 657

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 3,037
  28 September 2010     13:5672830
  #3      
  The film, Made in Dagenham is based on the true story of 187 women machinists from Ford's factory Dagenham, Essex who staged a three-week strike and brought production at the factory to a standstill. The dispute was only resolved when Barbara Castle was brought in to negotiate a settlement against their claims of sexual discrimination and the desire for equal pay. The walkout was instrumental in the beginning of the Equal Pay Act of 1970.
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• Keith Sansum1

  • Location: london
  • Registered: 25 Aug 2010
  • Posts: 23,948
  28 September 2010     17:3472844
  #4      
  HOWARD;
  Blimey mate, thougfht that used to be your neck of the woods? lol
  
  Thank you JEANE for explaining it so well.
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• Bob Frost

  • Location: Deal
  28 September 2010     17:3972845
  #5      
  Brilliant - equal rights. Absolutely superb + PC.
  
  Would anyone care to tell me how many cars are produced in Dagenham nowadays?????
  
  DOH!
• Weird Granny Slater

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 7 Jun 2017
  • Posts: 3,095
  29 May 2020     17:38362955
  #6      
  Barbara Castle: the Act would 'take women workers progressively out of the sweated labour class.’
  
  CBI (motto: always on the right side of history): ‘ready to fight the equal pay plans.’
  
  Margaret Thatcher (radical feminist): 'I welcome it, and join my hon. Friend the Member for Melton (Miss Pike) and others in congratulating the right hon. Lady on having introduced it.'
  
  Enoch Powell (chiaroscuro artist): 'a black day.'
  
  

  
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• Judith Roberts

  • Registered: 15 May 2012
  • Posts: 637
  29 May 2020     18:27362959
  #7      
  Thank you for posting this WGS.
  I think this legislation should be celebrated. It is a pity that women still tend to get a lower hourly rate than men in the same profession.
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