National Council of Women of Great Britain
The National Union of Women Workers was founded in 1895. It changed its name to the National Council of Women of Great Britain & Ireland in 1918. In 1928 it changed its name to the National Council of Women of Great Britain.[1]
Its early archives are held in the London Metropolitan University: Trades Union Congress Library Collections.
Pearl Adam wrote the History of the National Council of Women of Great Britain in 1945.
Eminent members include:
- Nina Boyle
- Lucy Cavendish
- Louisa Creighton, the first president
- Maria Gordon
- Antonella Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian
- Margaret MacDonald
- Ray Michie, Baroness Michie of Gallanach
- Dorothy Peto
- Lady Laura Ridding
- Guinevere Tilney
- Beatrice Webb
- Florence Mildred White
- Margaret Wintringham
References
- ↑ "National Union of Women Workers of Great Britain and Ireland". Archives Hub. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
External links
National Council of Women of Great Britain
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