National Union of Townswomen's Guilds

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Connections Author name Excerpt
Textual Production Mary Stott
Mary Stott published Organization Woman: The Story of the National Union of Townswomen's Guilds.
British Books in Print. J. Whitaker and Sons, 1874–1987.
1979
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.
Textual Production Mary Stott
The National Union of Townswomen's Guilds is a charity formed after the success of the struggle for the suffrage, and devoted to advancing the education of women (as well as to providing social amenities). It...
Textual Production Amber Reeves
AR edited, together with her husband , The Woman's Leader (successor to The Common Cause, which issued its first number on 6 February 1920 and ran until March 1933). She was sole editor for...

Timeline

Later 1928: After the Representation of the People Act...

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Later 1928

After the Representation of the People Act made women electorally equal, Eva Hubback and Margery Corbett Ashby founded the National Union of Guilds for Citizenship (later the National Union of Townswomen's Guilds).
“Records of the Townswomen’s Guilds: Harrow on the Hill Branch”. AIM25: London Metropolitan University: Women’s Library.

23 January 1929: The first local branch of the National Union...

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23 January 1929

The first local branch of the National Union of Guilds for Citizenship (later the National Union of Townswomen's Guilds) opened at Haywards Heath.
“Records of the Townswomen’s Guilds: Harrow on the Hill Branch”. AIM25: London Metropolitan University: Women’s Library.

April 1933: The Townswoman began monthly publication...

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April 1933

The Townswoman began monthly publication from the National Union of Townswomen's Guilds at 2 Cromwell Place, London, with articles on domestic issues.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
52
Braithwaite, Brian, and Joan Barrell. The Business of Women’s Magazines. Associated Business Press, 1979.
156
Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory 1999. 37th ed., R. R. Bowker, 1998.
1827

: The National Union of Guilds for Citizenship...

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Spring 1933

The National Union of Guilds for Citizenship changed its name to the National Union of Townswomen's Guilds ; its periodical became The Townswoman.
“Records of the Townswomen’s Guilds: Harrow on the Hill Branch”. AIM25: London Metropolitan University: Women’s Library.

1953: At its annual meeting (at Blackpool) the...

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1953

At its annual meeting (at Blackpool) the National Union of Townswomen's Guilds resolved to become a pressure group for lobbying public and political bodies.
“Records of the Townswomen’s Guilds: Harrow on the Hill Branch”. AIM25: London Metropolitan University: Women’s Library.

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