Welcome to the SSLH

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Founded in 1960, the Society for the Study of Labour History (SSLH) is the UK’s principal organisation dedicated to the study of labour history.

Membership is open to everyone who would like to learn more about labour history and heritage whether on a professional or amateur basis.

The SSLH publishes the journal the Labour History Review, organises regular conferences and actively promotes the preservation of historical resources connected to the labour movement.

What’s new

Commentary

A British Episode – Wilhelm Liebknecht in Britain, 1896

In 1896, the veteran German socialist and labour movement activist returned to Britain to lecture and serve as a delegate to the Congress of the Second International. Historian Valentin J. Hemberger retraces his steps. On 29 March 1896, Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826–1900), socialist and political activist in the German labour movement, celebrated his seventieth birthday. Numerous… Continue reading A British Episode – Wilhelm Liebknecht in Britain, 1896

Bursary reports

Zuzubee Huidrom (University of Edinburgh) on Manipuri women and British colonialism.

Manipur was a princely state under British India from 1891 to 1947. Currently, it is a federal state of India located in the far eastern corner, sharing a border with Burma. My research examines the central role of Manipuri women in ensuring economic survival through their work in the market, and how British colonial economic… Continue reading Zuzubee Huidrom (University of Edinburgh) on Manipuri women and British colonialism.

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