Do Bryant and May Really Care?

Bryant and May didn't want their workers to have bossy jaw, but they had a way to brush the problem under the rug. If one of the managers saw a woman showing symptoms, that worker was simply turned out on the street. When Annie Besant came around and started asking questions, some of them were only too happy to tell her all about it. The Bryant's thought that if they could figure out who was telling Annie Besant about the conditions of their factory, they could fire those women, scare the rest into silence. That would keep the matches going out, and money coming in. They knew that they might not be ready to win a libel suit against Annie Bes