Beckman, Linda Hunt. Amy Levy: Her Life and Letters. Ohio University Press, 2000.
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Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Isabella Ormston Ford | In 1896, IOF
became a member of the central council of the Women's Trade Union League
and the executive committee of the Humanitarian League
. After 1900, however, she no longer put her energy towards... |
| Occupation | Amy Levy | She also this year helped Clementina Black
in the office of the Women's Protective and Provident League
. |
| politics | Clementina Black | CB
was appointed Honorary Secretary of the Women's Protective and Provident League
, one of the first organizations concerned with the rights of working women. Broomfield, Andrea, and Sally Mitchell, editors. Prose by Victorian Women. Garland, 1996. 599 |
| politics | Clementina Black | In May 1889, dissatisfied with the moderate measures taken by the Women's Protective and Provident League
, CB
resigned, convinced . . . that a more radical, socialist approach to women's trade unionism was needed. Nicholls, C. S., editor. The Dictionary of National Biography: Missing Persons. Oxford University Press, 1993. Glage, Liselotte. Clementina Black: A Study in Social History and Literature. Carl Winter, 1981. 32 |
| politics | Edith J. Simcox | During the illness of her former collaborator Emma Paterson
, EJS
assumed her roles as acting secretary for the Women's Protective and Provident League
and editor of the Women's Union Journal; she, with Lady Dilke |
| Textual Production | Clementina Black | CB
edited and contributed to one of the Women's Trade Union League
's best known reports, Married Women's Work: Being the Report of an Enquiry Undertaken by the Women's Industrial Council. Caine, Barbara. English Feminism, 1780-1980. Oxford University Press, 1997, http://U of G. 152 |
| Textual Production | Isabella Ormston Ford | IOF
gave her first public speech when she decided to support striking female weavers in Leeds in October 1888. Despite her nervousness—she sometimes characterized herself as terrified by the faces gazing at me Hannam, June. Isabella Ford. Basil Blackwell, 1989. 72 |
Timeline
1874: Emma Paterson founded the Women's Protective...
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1874
Emma Paterson
founded the Women's Protective and Provident League
to promote the organization of women workers in England.
Goldman, Harold. Emma Paterson: She Led Woman into a Man’s World. Lawrence and Wishart, 1974.
33-41
Lorwin, Val R., and Sarah Boston. “Great Britain”. Women and Trade Unions in Eleven Industrialized Countries, edited by Alice H. Cook et al., Temple University Press, 1984, pp. 140-61.
142
February 1876: Emma Paterson launched, as editor, the first...
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February 1876
Emma Paterson
launched, as editor, the first issue of the Women's Union Journal, a monthly publication of the Women's Protective and Provident League
, an organization founded by Paterson in London in July 1874...
1878: Emma Paterson and the Women's Protective...
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1878
Emma Paterson
and the Women's Protective and Provident League
established the Women's Halfpenny Bank
in London.
Soldon, Norbert. Women in British Trade Unions 1874-1976. Gill and Macmillan, 1978.
18
1888: The inaugural meeting of the Scottish branch...
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1888
The inaugural meeting of the Scottish branch of the Women's Protective and Provident League
was held in Glasgow and sponsored by the Glasgow Trades Union Council
.
Gordon, Eleanor. Women and the Labour Movement in Scotland 1850-1914. Clarendon, 1991, http://University of Toronto (Robarts).
212
1891: The Women's Protective and Provident League...
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1891
The Women's Protective and Provident League
(founded 1874) changed its name to the Women's Trade Union League
, after a two-year period as the Women's Trades Union Provident League
.
Goldman, Harold. Emma Paterson: She Led Woman into a Man’s World. Lawrence and Wishart, 1974.
110
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
811
1894: The Women's Trade Union League established...
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1894
The Women's Trade Union League
established the Glasgow Council for Women's Trades
.
Gordon, Eleanor. Women and the Labour Movement in Scotland 1850-1914. Clarendon, 1991, http://University of Toronto (Robarts).
216
1920: The Women's Trade Union League merged with...
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1920
The Women's Trade Union League
merged with the Trades Union Congress
with agreement that women would hold two protected seats on the General Council; three more seats were added in 1981.
Lorwin, Val R., and Sarah Boston. “Great Britain”. Women and Trade Unions in Eleven Industrialized Countries, edited by Alice H. Cook et al., Temple University Press, 1984, pp. 140-61.
143
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