Tag Archives: health

From factory workers to care workers…

Posted on April 13, 2017 by lipstick socialist

I wrote this article in 2014 and very little has changed for the poor women of east Manchester; whether elderly or working in the care sector. My mother is Irish but all the women I interviewed for this article were … Continue reading →

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Political Women (4) Pia Feig

Posted on September 27, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Retired active socialist feminist Pia has been a political activist for over 40 years. She did not come from a political family but; They were avowedly non-political, we did discuss politics at home but there was a real fear of … Continue reading →

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