@thebritishreel: One tiny flame. A dangerous job. 🔥 In 1888, around 1,400 women and girls walked out of a London match factory. Low pay, harsh fines and poisonous white phosphorus had shaped their working lives. Their strike won concessions—but the danger didn’t disappear overnight. Meet the women behind the matchbox. #Matchgirls #BritishHistory #ForgottenHistory #WomensHistory #HistoryTok