Working Class History

Episode about the crucial role played by women in the great miners strike in Britain, 1984-5, in conversation with Heather Wood, chair of the Easington women's strike support group.Our patreon supporters enable us to make this podcast. You too can support us and get access to bonus audio and more here: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryThis is our short video history of the miners' strike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOucUVz4AYwThis is a short history of Women Against Pit Closures, an umbrella group of miners' wives and women supporting the strike: https://libcom.org/history/women-against-pit-closures-1984-5FOOTNOTES– Neil Kinnock – leader of the Labour Party at the time– Tony Benn – a long-term left-wing Labour MP– Greenham Common – a legendary women's peace camp– The book by local women was called The Last Coals of Spring and is currently out of print– The 1926 general strike – this is a short history: https://libcom.org/history/articles/british-general-strike– Battle of Orgreave – a mass picket of