​Explore a fascinating piece of Welsh history, as author and historian Norena Shopland discusses her book Women in Welsh Coal Mining: Tip Girls at Work in a Men’s World [https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Women-in-Welsh-Coal-Mining-Hardback/p/23281]. FREE.

We tend to think of coal mining as predominantly a male occupation, though women worked at the coal face for many years before they were banned in 1842. However, many still continued to work underground, some dressing and passing as men to fool visiting inspectors. However the majority worked on the pit brow where they received the coal, cleaned, sorted and cut it to size. Dirty, laborious work, including many accidents and deaths, done by women and girls, some as young as 10 years old. This is the story of these incredible women.

Author/historian Norena Shopland is a diversity specialist within Welsh history. Her works include Forbidden Lives: LGBT Stories from Wales, the first publication on Welsh sexual orientation and gender identity history. Women in Welsh Coal Mining: Tip Girls at Work in a Men’s World is an extraordinary story of women who defied society to work and live as they pleased.

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Dewch i glywed mwy am ddarn diddorol o hanes Cymru, wrth i’r awdur a hanesydd Norena Shopland drafod ei llyfr Women in Welsh Coal Mining: Tip Girls at Work in a Men's World [https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Women-in-Welsh-Coal-Mining-Hardback/p/23281]. Digwyddiad AM DDIM.

Rydyn ni'n tueddu i feddwl am weithio mewn pwll glo fel galwedigaeth wrywaidd, er bod menywod wedi gweithio ar ffas y pwll glo am flynyddoedd lawer cyn iddynt gael eu gwahardd ym 1842. Fodd bynnag, roedd llawer yn dal i weithio o dan ddaear, rhai yn gwisgo ac yn pasio fel dynion i dwyllo arolygwyr ymweld. Fodd bynnag, roedd y mwyafrif yn gweithio wrth geg y pwll lle'r oeddent yn derbyn y glo, ei lanhau, ei ddidoli a'i dorri i faint. Gwaith budr, llafurus, gan gynnwys llawer o ddamweiniau a marwolaethau, a wnaed gan fenywod a merched, rhai mor ifanc â 10 oed. Dyma hanes y menywod anhygoel hyn.

Mae'r awdur/hanesydd Norena Shopland yn arbenigwr amrywiaeth ym maes hanes Cymru. Mae ei gwaith yn cynnwys Forbidden Lives: LGBT Stories from Wales, y cyhoeddiad cyntaf ar hanes cyfeiriadedd rhywiol a hanes hunaniaeth rhywedd Cymreig.
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