Match Girls by Juliet Kerrigan

Match Girls by Juliet Kerrigan

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Summary

In Victorian times, many children had to work to earn money for their family. One factory employed young girls to make matches, but the chemical they used made them very ill and many died. One woman decided to stand up for these girls, and her protest took her all the way to the Houses of Parliament in London.

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Match Girls by Juliet Kerrigan

In Victorian times, many children had to work to earn money for their family. One factory employed young girls to make matches, but the chemical they used made them very ill and many died. One woman decided to stand up for these girls, and her protest took her all the way to the Houses of Parliament in London.
Juliet Kerrigan is a former history teacher. She has worked on a number of archaeological sites, and always hopes to find treasure! Juliet has travelled from caves in Spain to temples in the Lebanon in pursuit of her archaeological interests. She now lives in Sussex and has nine grandsons.
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ISBN 13 9780007498659
ISBN 10 0007498659
Title Match Girls
Author Juliet Kerrigan
Series Collins Big Cat Progress
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 2013-05-01
Number of pages 24
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.