| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/11/12 |
| Title | East Ham and Poole Education Authorities - Dismissal of Married Women Teachers |
| Date | 1925 - 1926 |
| Description | Papers relating to a court case over the dismissal of two married women teachers in East Ham, includes:
Transcript of the case from the High Courts of Justice, 10/12/1925, 'Fennell v. Mayor etc of East Ham Council' - a case to decide if the East Ham Education Authority acted unlawfully in dismissing the two women from service
'Position of Married Women under the Local Education Authorities', typed opinion of E. E. Jenkins
Notes on advice sought from council on issues relating to married women teachers
Typed notes regarding various meetings held about the East Ham case
'The Woman Teacher', issues included are: 18/07/1924; 26/09/1924; 28/08/1925; 6/11/1925; 13/11/1925; 20/09/1925; 27/11/1925; 18/12/1925
Press cuttings regarding:
The East Ham Education Authority case regarding the dismissal of two married women teachers, and the legalities of this
The 'Short v. Borough of Poole' case - where the Education Authority dismissed a married women teacher
Discussion of the appeal by Poole Education Authority against the decision of the High Court that they had acted unlawfully in dismissing a married women teacher. The Education Authority was successful in their appeal
Correspondence between Ethel Froud and Emily Phipps (NUWT), Poole Education Authority, East Ham Education Authority, Lamartine Yates and Morgan (the lawyer firm for the plaintiffs), and the plaintiffs, regarding:
A letter from Poole Education Authority sent to other Education Authorities asking for financial assistance to appeal against the court decision against them
Protests from the NUWT against the decision of Local Authorities to institute a policy of dismissal of married women teachers
Discussion with the lawyers as to how to proceed with the East Ham case
Arrangements for dates and times for the East Ham case at court
Discussing how the plaintiffs (the women teachers) are going to pay the costs to the defendants (East Ham Education Authority) in the East Ham case
Letters of thanks from the NUWT to people who stood as witnesses for the plaintiffs
Requests from the NUWT to the East Ham Education Authority that they hold off from dismissing the teaches until 1926 |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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