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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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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