| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/G/2/60 |
| Title | Photographs of members of the NUWT and female MPs delivering a equal pay petition to Parliament, 8th March 1954 |
| Date | 1954 |
| Description | The petition was signed by 80 000 people and was delivered by the following MPs: Irene Ward (Con), Edith Summerskill (Lab), Barbara Castle (Lab) and Patricia Ford (UUP).
a. Photo shows from left to right: Irene Ward, Barbara Castle, Patricia Ford and Edith Summerskill carrying petition outside Parliament. The horse drawn carridge they arrived in can just be seen in the background behind the crowd.
b. Suppoters unload and distribute the reams of the Equal Pay petition outside Parliament.
c. Another photo of the four MPs showing petition outside Parliament.
d. Close up photograph of NUWT member & supporter outside Parliament. The woman depicted is the same woman standing just behind Irene Ward and Barbara Castle in photograph UWT/G/2/60/c.
e. Large photograph of the four MPs carring the petition, posing with "Women Demand Equal Pay" placard in front of the horse drawn carridge.
These photos are available digitally. |
| Extent | 5 photographs |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | These photographs may have different copyright. Photograph a). is marked as 'taken by Mrs Reid for use in the Woman Teacher, April 1954). |
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