May Abraham

Standard Name: Abraham, May

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1892: May Abraham, Clara Collet, Eliza Orme, and...

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1892

May Abraham , Clara Collet , Eliza Orme , and Margaret Irwin were appointed as Assistant Commissioners to the Royal Commission on Labour.
Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
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Spring 1893: Home Secretary Lord Asquith appointed May...

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Spring 1893

Home Secretary Lord Asquith appointed May Abraham and Mary Paterson as the first women factory inspectors.
Harrison, Barbara. Not Only the ’Dangerous Trades’: Women’s Work and Health in Britain, 1880-1914. Taylor and Francis, 1996.
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“Palmer’s Index to the Times”. Historical Newspapers Online.
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Soldon, Norbert. Women in British Trade Unions 1874-1976. Gill and Macmillan, 1978.
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Goldman, Harold. Emma Paterson: She Led Woman into a Man’s World. Lawrence and Wishart, 1974.
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1895: The Dangerous Trades Committee was established,...

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1895

The Dangerous Trades Committee was established, with Member of Parliament Harold Tennant as Chair. It included one of the first women inspectors, May Abraham .
Harrison, Barbara. Not Only the ’Dangerous Trades’: Women’s Work and Health in Britain, 1880-1914. Taylor and Francis, 1996.
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17 January 1917: A Women's Service demonstration was held...

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17 January 1917

A Women's Service demonstration was held in the Albert Hall to appeal to women to engage in war work, and to display their determination to go on doing all that was needed.
Fraser, Helen. Women and War Work. G. A. Shaw, 1918.
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Fraser, Helen. Women and War Work. G. A. Shaw, 1918.
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