Scots Herring Lassies strike in East Anglia 1938
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Scots Herring Lassies strike in East Anglia 1938
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The Scots Herring Lassies' Strike in East Anglia 1938 was a strike by female seasonal workers from Scotland who traveled to East Anglia in the United Kingdom to gut herring. "Lassie" is the word for "girl" in the Scots language. Before the First World War, 80% of the herring catch at East Anglia had been exported to Russia, and the collapse of the Russian and German markets meant hardship for the herring industry during the 1920s and 1930s. It was still mostly Scottish, but the Scots were withdr
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