The Toughest Half

Women Who Underpinned Britain’s Greatest Industry

Elizabeth Stewart

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English

Ryan Publishing
01 September 2020

Social impact of disasters; Feminism & feminist theory; Mining industry; Industrial relations & trade unions law

Through a combination of historical narrative, fiction and biography, this book gives voice to the discounted ‘others’ - wives, mothers and daughters whose persistence, courage, pride and sacrifice contributed to mine-owners’ profits.

Their stories are told through the prism of historical events – the frightened little girl forced to work alone in subterranean darkness, the poverty-stricken young woman confronting an unwanted pregnancy, those enduring loss of sons and partners to a deadly occupation and women who, through adversity, seized the opportunities to wield their collective strength. The author, Elizabeth Stewart, was inspired to tell these unique and astonishing stories from her time growing up in the Derbyshire coalfields.

Many are related from personal experiences as her mother’s story is woven through the narrative.

The Toughest Half is Elizabeth Stewart’s literary debut and the first time many of these stories of inspiring women have been told.

By: Elizabeth Stewart
Imprint: Ryan Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781876498610
ISBN 10: 1876498617
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 01 September 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elizabeth Stewart was born February 1945 in Troon, an attractive resort town and fishing port in Ayrshire, on the south-west coast of Scotland. From there she moved gradually southwards via the Derbyshire coalfields and eventually to London where she trained as a nurse at Guy’s Hospital. The primary focus of her work was nursing and for many years she specialised in women’s health. As an adjunct to her work she underwent tertiary education in Women’s Studies and Counselling. She moved to Australia in 1969, is now a mother and grandmother, and lives with her Australian husband in Melbourne. The Toughest Half is her literary debut.