· Ellen Wilkinson's political romance, set during the General Strike, looking at the clash between North and South, work and life, tradition and emerging roles. Starring Kate O'Flynn. Show more. Ellen Wilkinson. Seen through the eyes of the trade unionist Joan Craig, this novel records the events of the General Strike of and its aftermath - the fervour of the committee meetings at which the strike call is heard, the mobilization of support during that week and the struggle of the mining communities/5(8). Ellen Wilkinson, Clash, edited with an Introduction by Ian Haywood and Maroula Joannou (Nottingham: Trent Editions, ) At the centre of ‘Clash’ is the General Strike, but is not just about the clash between strikers and government. It is about feelings of guilt and jealously of the first woman union organiser as she is joined by more women as paid officials.
Description. Ellen Wilkinson, the first woman Labour MP, is best remembered for leading a march of unemployed from her constituency to London in Her first novel Clash is set a decade earlier, during the General Strike and Miner's Lock-out of Wilkinson was sent by the. TUC to tour the country in support of the strikers, and the. starsThis is the first of Ellen Wilkinson s two novels it is semi autobiographical and concerns the General Strike and its immediate aftermath when the Trades Unions went back to work and the miners stayed www.doorway.ru Wilkinson was an interesting and controversial figure who seems to have been largely airbrushed out of labour history given the prominence she had in her time Her list of. Ellen Cicely Wilkinson (8 October - 6 February ) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Minister of Education from July until her death. Earlier in her career, as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow, she became a national figure when she played a prominent role in the Jarrow March of the town's unemployed to London to petition for the right to work.
Description. Ellen Wilkinson, the first woman Labour MP, is best remembered for leading a march of unemployed from her constituency to London in Her first novel Clash is set a decade earlier, during the General Strike and Miner’s Lock-out of Wilkinson was sent by the. TUC to tour the country in support of the strikers, and the book bears all the marks of her first-hand experience. Ellen Wilkinson. Seen through the eyes of the trade unionist Joan Craig, this novel records the events of the General Strike of and its aftermath - the fervour of the committee meetings at which the strike call is heard, the mobilization of support during that week and the struggle of the mining communities. by Ellen Wilkinson No Customer Reviews Set against the backdrop of the general strike, Clash explores political and personal issues as Joan Craig, an activist in the trade union movement and the Labour Party, lives through the excitement of mass protest and individual turmoil in her relations with two male friends.
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