Banks, Olive. The Biographical Dictionary of British Feminists. New York University Press, 1985–2024, 2 vols.
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Textual Production
Edith Lyttelton
In preparation for writing this play, EL
corresponded with the secretary of the Anti-Sweating League
, J. J. Mallon
, about the labour conditions of women outworkers.
Cockin, Katharine, and Jo Campling. Women and Theatre in the Age of Suffrage: the Pioneer Players 1911-1925. Palgrave, 2001.
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The play was published before its performance...
Timeline
1906: The Anti-Sweating League was founded in England...
National or international item
1906
The Anti-Sweating League
was founded in England to fight for improved conditions and better rights for sweated workers.
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
