rent strikes

• • In February 1915, local women formed the Glasgow Women's Housing Association to resist rent rises.
  • In May 1915 the first rent strike began and soon about 25,000 tenants in Glasgow had joined it.
• • The campaign was effectively organised by women who used propaganda and meetings to get their message across.
  • The radicalisation of the women inspired male factory workers. They began to strike for wage increases, putting the government under pressure.
• Government responded with the Rent Restriction Act – this froze rent at 1914 levels unless improvements had been made to the property.