Bal Maidens, Women and Girls of Cornwall and Devon Mines by Lynne Mayers

Lynne Mayers estimates that between the years 1720 and 1920, at least 60,000 women and girls worked in the mines, quarries and clay works of Cornwall and Devon. They carried out hard skilled and specilised work which was a crucial part of the dressing operations.

Bal Maidens, Women and Girls of Cornwall and Devon Mines by Lynne Mayers

Lynne Mayers estimates that between the years 1720 and 1920, at least 60,000 women and girls worked in the mines, quarries and clay works of Cornwall and Devon. They carried out hard skilled and specialised work which was a crucial part of the dressing operations.

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