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StorageSiteUCL Institute of Education
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Reference Number UWT/D/18/71
Title'Status of women'
Date1936 - 1946
DescriptionCorrespondence between Ethel Froud (NUWT), the National Council of Women of Great Britain (NCW), Open Door International, and NUWT members regarding the Status of Women Sub-Committee of the NCW (sometimes just referred to as the Status of Women Committee), which was formed to report to the League of Nations Status of Women Committee.
The correspondence covers:
Arrangements for meetings of the Status of Women Sub-Committee
NUWT representation at meetings of the committee
Minutes of the first meeting of the committee
Agendas and minutes of meetings of the committee
Reports of meetings of the committee
Questionnaire issued by the Open Door International to gather information for the League of Nations Status of Women Committee
Leaflet advertising a 'Status of Women Day' at University College, London, 1938

Publications and reports including:
'The Political and Civil Status of Women', report from the International Council of Women (in French and English), 1937
'Statement from St Joans' Social and Political Alliance on the Status of Women of Native Races', 1937
'Election address of the Equal Status of Women Committee', 1935
'Election address of the Equal Rights General Election Campaign Committee', 1929
'United Nations Bulletin', Vol XII, no. 7, 01/04/1952
'United Nations News - journal od the United Nations Association', March/April 1952

Extracts from the press including:
'Open letter to the women of the world', from Women in Council Newsletter, March 1946
Notice of the setting up of the League of Nations Sub-Committee on the Status of Women, from the Catholic Citizen, March 1946
'Millions of women have still to win equality', George's Fradier, Unesco Courier, December 1951

NB. The NCW Status of Women Sub-Committee was formed in order to draw up a memorandum to present to the Government on the question of the status of women in Britain (in response to a Leauge of Nations resolution on the status of women). Ethel Froud was the NUWT representative on this committee.
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