I was struggling for for inspiration for this theme, when I suddenly remembered that there was lots of music at the Women’s Chainmakers festival that I attended in September. We didn’t stay for all the music but this barbershop quartet were very good and also amusing.
There was also a brass band to lead the celebratory [...]
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Women Chainmakers Festival 2009
On Saturday 12th September I attended the 5th Women’s Chainmakers Festival with friends. The event took place at the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley and is held annually to commemorate the struggle of the women chainmakers to earn a decent living wage. This year’s festival celebrated the 99th anniversary of their success.
In 1910 the women [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Sep 15th 2009
