Blaszak, Barbara J. The Matriarchs of England’s Cooperative Movement: A Study in Gender Politics and Female Leadership, 1883-1921. Greenwood Press, 2000.
171
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1912: The Women's Co-operative Guild won their...
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1912
The Women's Co-operative Guild
won their campaign for a minimum wage for female employees of Co-operative stores.
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
116-20
By 1912: The Women's Co-operative Guild Congress officially...
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By 1912
The Women's Co-operative Guild
Congress officially endorsed divorce law reform.
Blaszak, Barbara J. The Matriarchs of England’s Cooperative Movement: A Study in Gender Politics and Female Leadership, 1883-1921. Greenwood Press, 2000.
52
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
153
June 1913: At the invitation of Margaret Llewelyn Davies,...
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June 1913
At the invitation of Margaret Llewelyn Davies
, Virginia Woolf
attended the Women's Co-operative Guild
Congress in Newcastle.
Gaffin, Jean et al. “Women and Cooperation”. Women in the Labour Movement: The British Experience, edited by Lucy Middleton, Croom Helm, 1977, pp. 113-42.
121
Woolf, Virginia et al. “Introductory Letter”. Life as We Have Known It, by Co-operative Working Women, edited by Margaret Llewelyn Davies, Reprint ed., Virago, 1977, p. xvii - xxxxi.
xx-xxi
Woolf, Virginia et al. “Introductory Letter”. Life as We Have Known It, by Co-operative Working Women, edited by Margaret Llewelyn Davies, Reprint ed., Virago, 1977, p. xvii - xxxxi.
xviii
15 August 1913: As the result of a campaign by the Women's...
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15 August 1913
As the result of a campaign by the Women's Co-operative Guild
, the National Insurance Act was amended to pay maternity benefit directly to mothers, instead of to their husbands.
Blaszak, Barbara J. The Matriarchs of England’s Cooperative Movement: A Study in Gender Politics and Female Leadership, 1883-1921. Greenwood Press, 2000.
109
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
126-7
Law Reports: Statutes. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1866–2024.
1913: 244-61
October 1913: The Central Board of Co-operative Union refused...
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October 1913
The Central Board of Co-operative Union
refused to give the Women's Co-operative Guild
its annual grant unless the Guild withdrew its support for divorce law reform.
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
154-7
Gaffin, Jean et al. “Women and Cooperation”. Women in the Labour Movement: The British Experience, edited by Lucy Middleton, Croom Helm, 1977, pp. 113-42.
134-6
June 1914: The Women's Co-operative Guild resolved to...
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June 1914
The Women's Co-operative Guild
resolved to forfeit the £400 grant from the Co-operative Union
rather than suspend the campaign for divorce law reform.
Blaszak, Barbara J. The Matriarchs of England’s Cooperative Movement: A Study in Gender Politics and Female Leadership, 1883-1921. Greenwood Press, 2000.
174-6
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
154
Gaffin, Jean et al. “Women and Cooperation”. Women in the Labour Movement: The British Experience, edited by Lucy Middleton, Croom Helm, 1977, pp. 113-42.
134-5
Between 1914 and 1918: During the First World War, the Workers'...
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Between 1914 and 1918
During the First World War, the Workers' War Emergency Committee
was formed to address wartime labour issues.
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
135
1915: The Women's Co-operative Guild published...
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1915
The Women's Co-operative Guild
published Maternity: Letters from Working Women, which revealed the terrible conditions working class women had to endure during pregnancy and childbirth.
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
129
Gaffin, Jean et al. “Women and Cooperation”. Women in the Labour Movement: The British Experience, edited by Lucy Middleton, Croom Helm, 1977, pp. 113-42.
130
16 July 1916: The Government Food Prices Committee was...
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16 July 1916
The Government Food Prices Committee
was appointed in response to concerns about rapidly rising food prices.
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
136-9
1917: The Central Board of Co-operative Union once...
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1917
The Central Board of Co-operative Union
once again withheld the annual £400 grant to the Women's Co-operative Guild
.
Gaffin, Jean et al. “Women and Cooperation”. Women in the Labour Movement: The British Experience, edited by Lucy Middleton, Croom Helm, 1977, pp. 113-42.
136-7
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
153-7
1918: Women's Co-operative Guild (WCG) launched...
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1918
Women's Co-operative Guild
(WCG) launched a campaign for equal pay for equal work.
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
136
August 1918: The Central Board of the Co-operative Union...
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August 1918
The Central Board of the Co-operative Union
unconditionally restored its annual grant to the Women's Co-operative Guild
.
Blaszak, Barbara J. The Matriarchs of England’s Cooperative Movement: A Study in Gender Politics and Female Leadership, 1883-1921. Greenwood Press, 2000.
55
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
157-8
Gaffin, Jean et al. “Women and Cooperation”. Women in the Labour Movement: The British Experience, edited by Lucy Middleton, Croom Helm, 1977, pp. 113-42.
137
8 August 1918: The Maternity and Child Welfare Act encouraged...
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8 August 1918
The Maternity and Child Welfare Act encouraged local authorities to set up centres with provision for antenatal clinics.
Leap, Nicky, and Billie Hunter. The Midwife’s Tale: An Oral History from Handywoman to Professional Midwife. Scarlet Press, 1993.
199
Pfeffer, Naomi. The Stork and the Syringe: A Political History of Reproductive Medicine. Polity Press, 1993.
91
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
139
1920: The first women magistrates were appoint...
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1920
The first women magistrates were appointed.
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
141
1921: Margaret Llewelyn Davies resigned as General...
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1921
Margaret Llewelyn Davies
resigned as General Secretary of the Women's Co-operative Guild
.
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
184, 189
Blaszak, Barbara J. The Matriarchs of England’s Cooperative Movement: A Study in Gender Politics and Female Leadership, 1883-1921. Greenwood Press, 2000.
134
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