Ministry of Labour

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Material Conditions of Writing Monica Dickens
MD began her next non-fiction book while working in a hospital, after being given a single room in the nurses' home when she had chicken-pox. She began writing in the evenings, or (after she was...
Occupation Storm Jameson
SJ began a brief volunteer stint with the Ministry of Labour , organizing correspondence stored in its Special Register.
Jameson, Storm. Journey from the North. Harper and Row, 1970.
485
politics Margaret Haig Viscountess Rhondda
After the First World War, MHVR continued to fight for and protect women's rights in the workplace. She founded and organized the Efficiency Club , a support organ to provide insider information for professional women...

Timeline

31 January 1919: The Ministry of Labour stated that 425,000...

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31 January 1919

The Ministry of Labour stated that 425,000 women were unemployed.
Beddoe, Deirdre. Back to Home and Duty: Women Between the Wars, 1918-1939. Pandora, 1989.
49

1923: The report to the Minister of Labour by the...

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1923

The report to the Minister of Labour by the Committee Appointed to the Enquiry into the Present Conditions as to the Supply of Female Domestic Servants recommended better training and higher status for servants.
Beddoe, Deirdre. Back to Home and Duty: Women Between the Wars, 1918-1939. Pandora, 1989.
63

November 1934: The Unemployment Act linked with the politician...

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November 1934

The Unemployment Act linked with the politician Neville Chamberlain came into force, transferring relief issues from the Ministry of Labour to an Unemployment Assistance Board .
Oakley, Ann. Man and Wife: Richard and Kay Titmuss: My Parents’ Early Years. HarperCollins, 1996.
51

1941: Ernest Bevin began his Calling all Women...

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1941

Ernest Bevin began his Calling all Women campaign, urging women to join the Bevin Beauties.
Minns, Raynes. Bombers and Mash: The Domestic Front 1939-45. Virago, 1980.
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Pugh, Martin. Women and the Women’s Movement in Britain 1914 - 1959. Macmillan Education, 1992.
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