Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter — Season 1, Episode 2: Revolution on the Floor
Documentary • 59 min • 1 season, 3 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
Venturing behind the scenes of some of our most iconic department stores and high street chains, Pamela reveals how feisty shopgirls rebelled against their poor working conditions and started to demand more from their jobs. No longer content to just be servants on the shop floor, they were becoming a respected workforce - professional young women at the heart of the nation's blossoming love affair with shopping.
About Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter
Dr Pamela Cox presents this three-part series following the journey of the shopgirl from an almost invisible figure in stark Victorian stores, to being the beating heart of modern shops.