| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/1/71 |
| Title | 'Woman's Fair and Exhibition' |
| Date | 1938 |
| Description | The Woman's Fair and Exhibition held at the Olympia from 2 - 26 November 1938 incorporated a 'Hall of Achievement' in which a large number of women's organisations and associations were represented. They had stalls promoting the achievements of women in industry, leisure, sport, charitable events, artistic and political spheres of life. The NUWT were one of the exhibitors in the Hall of Achievement and their programme involved speakers on equal pay as well as demonstrations of teaching and a lantern slide talk on activities in a junior school.
Correspondence between the NUWT and various women's organisations taking part in the Women's Fair and Exhibition.
The correspondence covers:
Notice of events set up by other women's organisations which they think will be of interest to NUWT members
Invitations to meet with members from other women's organisations at the Fair
Request for help at the Open Door Council stall
NUWT Circular sent to Branch Secretaries asking them top do all they can to publicise the NUWT stall at the Women's Fair and to try and sell as many tickets as they can
NUWT circular sent to Principal's of Teacher Training Colleges requesting they publicise the NUWT stalls at the Women's Fair and inviting all their students to visit the stall
Request for help from members for an equal pay meeting the NUWT are organising at the Fair
Letter of thanks from Ethel Froud sent to all the members who helped at the Fair
List of NUWT stewards for the Fair
Request to NUWT members who received free tickets that upon leaving the fair they post back the tickets so they can be used by another member the next day
Lists of members attending the Fair
Programme of daily events at the Women's Fair and Exhibition
Separate programmes for the events organised by various women's organisations: NUWT, Association of Women Clerks and Secretaries; the Women's Gas Council; Girl Guides Association; Open Door Council
Handbills and posters advertising events and displays at the fair
Assistant's ticket for the fair - stamped on a number of dates
Press clipping preview of the Hall of Achievement at the Fair |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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