Women's Cooperative Guild
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1898: Women's Co-operative Guild supported the...
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1898
Women's Co-operative Guild
supported the call for legislation to register midwives made by the Midwives' Institute
.
From about 1899 to 1904: The Women's Co-operative Guild focussed on...
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From about 1899 to 1904
The Women's Co-operative Guild
focussed on extending the principles of co-operation to the poor.
1901: Sarah Reddish and seven other members of...
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1901
Sarah Reddish
and seven other members of the Women's Co-operative Guild
presented a pro-suffrage petition signed by about 31,000 textile workers to the House of Commons.
8 October 1902: Sunderland Co-operative Society opened the...
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8 October 1902
Sunderland Co-operative Society
opened the People's Store and Settlement on Coronation Street, Sunderland.
1904-1905: The Women's Co-operative Guild 's (WCG) Health...
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1904-1905
The Women's Co-operative Guild
's (WCG) Health for School Children campaign resulted in the establishment of school clinics.
1904: The Women's Co-operative Guild (WCG) campaigned...
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1904
The Women's Co-operative Guild
(WCG) campaigned in support of the Women's Enfranchisement Bill.
19 May 1906: Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, newly-elected...
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19 May 1906
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
, newly-elected Prime Minister, received a deputation of suffragists.
By 1907: Medical aid schemes were established by over...
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By 1907
Medical aid schemes were established by over forty Co-operative Societies and Guilds.
1908: The Co-operative Congress accepted the Women's...
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1908
The Co-operative Congress accepted the Women's Co-operative Guild
's proposal for a standard pay scale for female Co-operative employees.
1908: Parliament passed the Old Age Pensions A...
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1908
Parliament passed the Old Age Pensions Act.
1909: The Central Committee and several branches...
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1909
The Central Committee and several branches of the Women's Co-operative Guild
affiliated themselves with the newly-founded People's Suffrage Federation for Adult Suffrage
.
27 April 1909: The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies...
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27 April 1909
The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
organized the Pageant of Women's Trades and Professions.
October 1910: Margaret Llewelyn Davies and Eleanor Barton,...
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October 1910
Margaret Llewelyn Davies
and Eleanor Barton
, as representatives of the Women's Co-operative Guild
, gave evidence to the Royal Commission on Divorce and Matrimonial Causes
.
16 December 1911: The National Insurance Act received Royal...
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16 December 1911
The National Insurance Act received Royal Assent; it introduced maternity benefits (payable to husbands) and covered manual workers from sixteen to seventy employed in certain industries subject to recurrent unemployment.
1912: The Women's Co-operative Guild won their...
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1912
The Women's Co-operative Guild
won their campaign for a minimum wage for female employees of Co-operative stores.
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