Sian Rhiannon Williams – författare

This fourth volume in the county history of Gwent/Monmouthshire deals with the explosion of industrial development from 1780 to the eve of the First World War, and as such is first authoritative treatment of the transformation of south-east Wales into a centre of the iron and coal industry.

A vivid recreation of the lives of working-class Welsh women between the wars - a time of dislocation, depression and dramatic industrial and political struggles. White and Williams have put together an outstanding collection of personal accounts of mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters and cousins. First published in 1998, this new edition has an updated introduction and additional footnotes, taking into account recent research and analysis concerning the lot of women between the wars.