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World Service,11 Jul 1985,11 mins

Miners' Wives

Network UK

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Four months on from the end of the miners' strike in Great Britain, a look at what the strike meant for women. They are politicised after setting up soup kitchens, organising strike committees and speaking at rallies. Contributors include Rose Hanford and Anne Scargill.

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