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SUMMARY:Women and Children First: A Brief Look at Working Class Women and 
 Children Commuters in London in the 1890s and 1900s - Simon Abernethy (Uni
 versity of Cambridge)
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DESCRIPTION:When H.J. Dyos wrote his article 'Workmen's fares in south Lon
 don 1860 - 1914' he noted that a key problem for working class suburbanisa
 tion was the lack of subsidiary employment for women in the suburbs. This 
 he claimed retarded working class migration from the centre. However\, an 
 examination of records from the London County Council and the Court of the
  Railway and Canal Commission show a small but significant number of worki
 ng class women and children living in the suburbs and using workmen's trai
 ns to get to employment in the centre. This paper examines how prevalent t
 his practise was\, the difficulty involved\, and uses the limited sources 
 available to give an indication of pay and employment.
LOCATION:Room 101\, Sir William Hardy Building\, Downing Site
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