The Matchgirl Strike took place in London in 1888, exposing the dreadful conditions under which young women and children as young as four worked in match factories. They dipped matches for 14 hours a day in phosphorus, which gave many cancer. The strike made legislators aware of the need for change. Some concessions were made, but it was not until 1906 that they stopped using phosphorus.

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