"kirkby rent strike" blog posts

"Empowered working-class housewives" - Big Flame, Women and the Kirkby Rent Strike 1972-73'Women's struggle on Tower Hill' leaflet

"Empowered working-class housewives" - Big Flame, Women and the Kirkby Rent Strike 1972-73

Inspired by the #PressForProgress theme for International Women's Day 2018, we hear from PhD student Kerrie McGiveron, who has been researching the fascinating story of the women of Big Flame, who were involved in the Kirkby rent strike in Liverpool, during the 1970s.

Posted on: 6 March 2018