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20th century organisations

The Three Energetic Sisters: the women’s organisations promoting electricity, gas and coal in the home

5th November 2020 by phlgjng

In this guest blog, Nina Baker explores the women’s organisations that promoted the use of electricity, gas and coal in the home in the United Kingdom in the 20th century.

Categories Archive Material, Guest Blogs, Historical Tags 20th Century British History, 20th century organisations, Domesticity, Energy, History of women

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