The Strawplaiters of Orkney - Grahame, Fiona
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In the first half of the 19th century, thousands of women and girls were employed throughout Orkney plaiting straw. Orkney had everything that was needed for the success of this industry.: the raw materials, a skilled cheap workforce and the shipping merchants who would transport the finished product to markets in the south. What was the straw plait industry? Using original research covering every parish in Orkney, 'The Strawplaiters of Orkney' by Fiona Grahame reveals the forgotten history of the working lives of women and girls in the islands.

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In the first half of the 19th century, thousands of women and girls were employed throughout Orkney plaiting straw. Orkney had everything that was needed for the success of this industry.: the raw materials, a skilled cheap workforce and the shipping merchants who would transport the finished product to markets in the south. What was the straw plait industry? Using original research covering every parish in Orkney, 'The Strawplaiters of Orkney' by Fiona Grahame reveals the forgotten history of the working lives of women and girls in the islands.
Autorenporträt
Fiona Grahame is a freelance journalist and editor of The Orkney News, a not for profit community online media site. Living and working in Orkney, Fiona has a passion for researching its local history and how it relates to that of the wider world. Working with Martin Laird has enabled her to share the stories of the people who have shaped the islands of Orkney.