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Women

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 412 Collections and/or Records:

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#Vote100 Readings by Elizabeth Crawford, 2018-01-02

Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOBA 1/2
Scope and Contents Elizabeth Crawford was asked to read from her book, 'Enterprising Women: The Garrett's and their Circle'. Elizabeth discusses politics, education, the home and culture of the Garrett family. The book, tells the story of the Garrett family, who in the second half of the nineteenth century and the early years of the twentieth changed the position of women in Britain forever. They pioneered access to education at all levels and involved themselves in politics. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Emily...
Dates: 2018-01-02
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"What the Conservatives will do: a shortened version of the Conservative and Unionist Party's policy: General Election, 1951", 1951

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/123/3
Scope and Contents Pamphlet detailing Conservative election policy under a number of headings: "Pillars of Peace" on measures to support the British empire and Commonwealth (including an Empire economic conference, imperial preference), the unity of the English speaking peoples, the United Nations and hopes that Soviet Russia will join it, and support for the rearmament programme; "Increase national output"; "Halt to nationalisation" including industrial measures, and the repeal of the Iron and Steel Act,...
Dates: 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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"With an officer of QMAAC [Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps]", 1919-08

Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW I Photo 1/89
Scope and Contents

Photo shows WSC smiling and talking to a female officer during visit to inspect British forces in Cologne, Germany.

Dates: 1919-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original.
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Women, 1990-07 - 1992-03

Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 11/2/28
Scope and Contents

Letter from Jo Richardson, women’s rights spokesperson, with a Shadow Cabinet paper on plans for a Ministry of Women, and a letter from Lady Howe of Aberavon, chairman of Business in the Community, on taking forward women’s economic development.

Dates: 1990-07 - 1992-03
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Women, 1973

Reference Code: GBR/0014/WLFF 3/3/89
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Files on subjects from 'C' to 'W'.

Dates: 1973
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Women, 1952 - 1969

Reference Code: GBR/0014/ABMS 5/45
Scope and Contents Working papers on women and families in Britain, Europe, and the USA, covering subjects such as employment, including part-time work; the 'double burden'; girls' education; women in science and industry; feminism; marriage and single women; fatherhood; and divorce. Consists largely of press cuttings, articles, and survey data, with Mark Abrams's notes. Includes a copy of Pelican paperback 'The Captive Wife: Conflicts of Housebound Mothers' (1966) by Hannah Gavron, and typescript of a lecture...
Dates: 1952 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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"Women Can Win Wars", 27 Mar 1938

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/619/19
Scope and Contents

Press cutting of WSC's article for the Sunday Chronicle, looking at the subject from both an historical perspective, focusing on figures such as Joan of Arc, and examining the contemporary situation around the world, commenting on the morality of women fighting.

Dates: 27 Mar 1938
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Women MPs Of The World Debate: A First for the House of Commons, 2018-11-08

Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOBA 1/53
Scope and Contents

Five women MPs who brought about change in their countries tell the stories of their parliaments. Over 100 women from over eighty countries and five continents took part in a special debate in the House of Commons Chamber - it was the first time women from around the world had sat and spoken in the UK Parliament. Sones heard from Linda Fairbrother.

Dates: 2018-11-08
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Women Priests, 1994-09

Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 3/2/1/75
Scope and Contents

Letters between JEP and M Brown on a forthcoming action on the ordination of women.

Dates: 1994-09
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
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Women’s Committee, 1983-11 - 1984-11

Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 2/3/1/3
Scope and Contents

Minutes and reports of committee meetings and from the National Conference of Labour Women.

Dates: 1983-11 - 1984-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Women's magazines, 1983-12 - 1986-03

Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 17/28
Scope and Contents

Correspondence on interviews with NK, including a transcript of an interview, mainly on NK’s views on women.

Dates: 1983-12 - 1986-03
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Women's Tax Resistance League, 1913 - 1914

Reference Code: GBR/0014/HDLM 2/2/19
Scope and Contents

Mainly pamphlets and flyers issued by the League, a non-party association of constitutional and militant suffragists dedicated to resisting Imperial Taxation. Includes a draft of a paper by Else advocating the withholding of taxes, annotated by JWHM.

Dates: 1913 - 1914
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.