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Women have been celebrating the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike against pit closures, and there’s more to come writes HEATHER WOOD
Women Against Pit Closures strike anniversary event in Durham, Heather Wood first from right
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JUST over six months into the 40th anniversary of the great miners’ strike of 1984-85 — and what an amazing year it’s been so far.
Early in 2023 women from all over Britain decided to get together to celebrate the work done by women in that year of struggle, to commemorate those women who were involved and to inspire younger women to realise that together they can do great things.
Women have always been the backbone of working-class communities, no less so in mining communities where they not only “kept house” but they went out and did great things.
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