A History of Women's Lives in Scunthorpe

by Carole McEntee-Taylor

Stalkers, bigamy, murders, domestic violence, hard work, continuous childbearing, starvation, illegal abortions, suicides. What was the reality of life for women in the masculine environment of an emerging steel town? Steel manufacturing began in Frodingham in 1890 and as agricultural workers came in from the surrounding villages and skilled workers came from other areas in the country the population in the villages of Ashby, Brumby, Crosby, Frodingham...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526717174
• ISBN13: 9781526717177
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"