| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/11/4 |
| Title | 'Married Women Teachers' |
| Date | 1921 - 1949 |
| Description | Correspondence between Ethel Froud and A. Muriel Pierotti (NUWT), various Local Education Committees, and members of various NUWT branches regarding the Marriage bar and the issue of continuing work as a teacher after marriage. Also includes copies of correspondence between individual members and their Local Education Committee.
The correspondence covers:
Details of individual cases of women teachers appealing decisions of dismissal which they felt, or which were explicitly, due to them getting married
Advantages of gaining teaching qualifications
Suggestions and advice from the General Secretary to married women teachers on where they might stand a better chance of being employed, for example in rural schools
Reports from NUWT members on the position of their Local Education Authority towards the employment of married women teachers
Support and advice offered by the NUWT to individual members experiencing problems finding or retaining work due to marriage
Leave of absence for pregnant teachers and salary rates during this time
Completed questionnaires sent by A. Muriel Pierotti to Branch Secretaries requesting information on the present position of with regard to the employment of married women teachers in that area
Requests for information on the salary scales for men and women teachers
Letters from teachers, both men and women, outlining their views on women working after marriage
Letters of resignation from members of the NUWT who do not support the right of women to continue work after marriage
Letters in support of NUWT policy on the right of women to work after marriage
NUWT Circular on 'Married Women Teachers' sent to members of Local Education Committee
NUWT Circular sent to members of the West Riding Education Committee outlining concerns over the West Riding policy with regards to the employment of married women teachers
'List of pertinent questions re dismissal of married women teachers'
Handbill produced by the Manchester branch of the NUWT protesting against decision of Manchester Education Committee to pass a resolution terminating women teacher's employment upon marriage, 1934
'An Open Letter to the Women of the NUT', NUWT Sunderland Branch handbill, 1937
Handbill produced by the Oldham branch of the NUWT protesting against the dismissal of married women teachers in the area
Minutes of a meeting of the County Borough of A Southend-On-Sea Education Committee, 1930
Other subjects covered in the letters include:
Changes of address
Subscription to 'The Woman Teacher'
Update from NUWT members of other personal news such as promotions, family news and health news
These folders also contain related press cuttings, reporting on particular cases and protests by the NUWT and other women's organisations |
| Extent | 2 folders |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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