Kate Sclater

[12][13] In a document discovered in 1999, Sclater was named on a list of suspected ringleaders of the strike, along with Eliza Martin, Alice Francis, Mary Driscoll, and Jane Wakeling.

[14] The match women have been called "mothers" of the modern labour movement, helping to secure better working conditions, better pay, and inspiring subsequent industrial action.

[15][16][13] John Emsley wrote that Sclater and the women who formed the strike committee "had their fifteen minutes of glory, changed the world for ever — and were never heard of again.

[18][19] In recognition of its value for education and historical research, the Register of the 1888 strike, held in the Trade Union Congress Library collections, has been digitised.

[6] In the same year, a series of short films were commissioned by Southampton Music Hub and The Matchgirls Memorial Trust, the first of which focused on the experience of Kate Sclater.