Name/TitleWomen in the Trade Union Movement
MakerTrades Union Congress
About this objectSlim paperback book titled 'Women in the Trade Union Movement', produced by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Priced 2/6. The chapter headings are:
1. Women at Work in Britain
2. Women and the Trade Unions
3. New Unionism
4. National Federation of Women Workers
5. Women and the First World War
6. Women Workers Between the Wars
7. The Second World War and After
It finishes with a section titled 'Leaders of Women', which features Mary Quaile, Margaret Bondfield, Julia Varley, Anne Loughlin, Florence Hancock and Anne Godwin.
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 222 x W: 150 x D: 5 mm
Date Made1955
Place MadeEngland, London
Place NotesTrades Union Congress, Congress House, London, WC1
PublisherTrades Union Congress
Publication Date1955
Publication PlaceEngland, London
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trades_Union_Congress:
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions that collectively represent most unionised workers in England and Wales. There are 48 affiliated unions with a total of about 5.5 million members. Paul Nowak is the TUC's current General Secretary, serving from January 2023. [continues]
Subject and Association Keywordstrade unions
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's work & labour
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's war work
Subject and Association Keywordsgender (in)equality
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
Object numberGWL-2025-65-8
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved