| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/1/42 |
| Title | 'Equal Pay meeting 18 October 1929' |
| Date | 1929 - 1932 |
| Description | Public meeting called by the NUWT to demand Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value on 18 October at Central Hall, Westminster, London. the Chairman was Alice A. Kenyon (NUWT President of that year) and the speakers were Winifred Holtby, Mr. J. F. Horrabin and Mr E. F. Wise (Members of Parliament), and Ethel Froud (NUWT General Secretary).
Correspondence between Ethel Froud (NUWT), A. Muriel Pierotti (NUWT), J.W. Sparks Printing House, Lillian Pierotti and other NUWT members. The correspondence covers:
Notice of the meeting and invitation to attend
Invitations to speakers for the meeting and letters accepting or declining the invitation
Central Council requests for members to work as stewards and as part of the poster parade at the meeting
List of requests from other organisations for handbills and posters to advertise the meeting
List of names of 'Special Invitations' sent out - these include invitations to women from other organisations such as the St Joan's Social and Political Alliance and the Federation of Women Civil Servants
List of societies supporting the object of the meeting
Circulars issued by the NUWT giving details of the meeting - these vary in content and were sent to NUWT members, other organisations and the press
Arrangements for stewards for the meeting
Arrangements for a poster parade
Letters of thanks from Central Council to NUWT members for their help in organising the meeting
Arrangements with J.W.Sparks for the printing of leaflets and posters for the meeting
A1 sized colour posters advertising the meeting
Correspondence between Ethel Froud (NUWT) and a large number of trade unions and women's organisations. The correspondence covers:
Summary of replies from trade union on the question of equal pay
Replies from trade unions stating whether or not they agree with the principle of equal pay and to what extent it has been achieved in their industry
Replies from various women's organisations stating whether they will send representation to the NUWT Equal Pay meeting
Details of the ways in which the economy cuts in education have been implemented in the schools and districts which NUT members work in
Report of a 'Conference on Education' called by the National Union of Teachers - an NUWT member attended this meeting and tried to get an amendment calling for the restoration of the 10% cut to teachers salaries included in a Resolution on the Economies
Press cuttings regarding:
Reports of the 1929 meeting
Reports of NUWT campaign for the restoration of the 10% cut to teacher's salaries, 1932
'The Woman Teacher', 18/10/1929 and 25/10/1929 |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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