| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/9/2 |
| Title | 'To Be a Woman - equal pay film' |
| Date | 1949 - 1955 |
| Description | Correspondence between the NUWT, the Equal Pay Campaign Committee and Jill Craigie regarding the 1951 film 'To be a Woman' on equal pay, directed by Jill Craigie and sponsored by the NUWT.
This covers:
Arrangements for screenings of the film
Release script of the film
Discussion of legal
Praise for Jill Craigie's play 'The Women's Rebellion', broadcast by the BBC in 1951
Difficulties with distribution of the film, including ABC deciding the film was too controversial for them
Legal agreement between the NUWT and JIll Craigie for the production of the film (the legal agreement was that the Equal Pay Campaign Committee could screen the print non-theatrically but that Jill Craigie has sole distribution rights)
Suggestions of women holding important posts who could be approached to be in the film
Initial offer from Jill Craigie to make an equal pay film for the NUWT
Praise for the film from NUWT members and news of the response to it at screenings (in Britain and abroad)
List of bookings of the film
Appeals for donations for the making of the film
'Why a film?', by Jill Craigie - letter explaining why she is making the film and why she thinks people should donate
Donations from members of the British Federation of University Women, of the National Association of Probation Officers and other individuals and organisations towards the cost of the film
List of expenditure on the film
List of hire charged received
Invoices and receipts for screenings of the film
Screenings of the film to women's organisations abroad, including Denmark and Australia
List of all the shots for the film
Two large hand-drawn ink cartoons ''The Guvnor' welcomes the new clerical assistant' and 'The New Clerk' which show a group of male clerks shocked and confused by the appearance of a female worker in their midst
Includes related press cuttings. |
| Extent | 2 folders |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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