FOREMAN WATKINS:          Women! Women! Women! They're a d----d troublesome lot. It all started when I handed out bits of paper for them to sign. All they had to do was say the articles in the Link were a pack of lies. But would they sign? Not one of them. I happened to know from Susan Bailey that the Miller woman had been stirring them up, and I passed this on to Mr Bryant. Sack her, he says. But when I tell her to collect her things and go, out go all the others! These women seem to think they have the same rights as us men. I ask you! What sort of society do they think they're living in? Had to down a few pints at the George and Dragon to recover my spirits.

BESSIE:         Maggie, you'd have been proud of us! Watkins turned up with this sheet of paper wanting us to say how lovely it was working in Bryant and May. Well, I wasn't having that, so off we all went and you should have seen Watkins' face. 1400 of us marching out of the factory! I have to say Susan Bailey looked a bit uncertain about it all, but she came out with the rest of us in the end.

SUSAN:       Well, well, well! Things are getting very interesting. Bessie Miller has turned into a right little spitfire. I knew she was trouble - i told Watkins so long ago. This time she got all 1400 girls to down tools and march out. I had to follow along of course, but I managed to give Watkins a little look. That way he'll know I'm still on his side. Well, for a pound a week, who wouldn't be? Beets working.