This is the inspiring story of working-class women who stepped into leadership during the 1984–85 Miners’ Strike. As their communities faced immense pressure, women from coalfield areas across Britain, from Scotland to Kent, found themselves on the front lines of a struggle against the government. They share their personal experiences of that year-long fight, describing how they organised support, sustained their families and communities, and became the backbone of the Strike. Many of these women remain active today. Their determination not only strengthened their communities at the time but also transformed the role of working-class women in political activism.

Screening will be followed by a discussion and Q&A on current strike actions and trade union organising, with Paula Dunne, Trade Unionist in the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), chair of Strike Map and Tracy Walsh, activist and Trade Union educator. Part of the Oxford International Women’s Festival 2026.