Unemployed women in inter-war Britain: The case of the Lancashire weaving district

Women's History Review

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 743-759

  Pope, Rex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845882132     PISSN: 09612025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09612020000200268     Document Type: Review

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