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Catholic Citizen 5.9 (15 Sept 1919) - ad.pdf
The back page from a 1919 issue of Catholic Citizen which displays advertisements from other women's organizations and periodicals, including the Women's Freedom League, The Common Cause, and The International Woman Suffrage News. Despite the…

Catholic Citizen 6.5 (May 1920).pdf
This issue features on its cover a statue of St. Joan of Arc, the patroness of the Catholic Women's Suffrage Society, from whom the Society takes both guidance and protection. This image is followed by an article by Leonora de Alberti that celebrates…

14.5 February 1920.pdf
This issue is headed by a commentary on the future of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance and proposals from national auxiliaries. It also includes articles on the "Advance of Feminism in Spain," "The Position of Women in the Philippine…

January 23, 1920.pdf
This issue includes "The Spirit of Man" by Millicent Garrett Fawcett, an article on women's economic status and women's guilds, and two reports on health care in Britain. Also of note are the shorter news items regarding topics from unmarried mothers…

Englishwoman 46.137 (May 1920).pdf
This issue is headed by an article on the position of illegitimate children and unmarried mothers in society and the work of organizations like the National Council for the Unmarried Mother and her Child to advocate for improved rights. This is…

The Vote 19.540 (27 Feb 1920).pdf
This issue leads with an interview with Katherine Dixon of the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene on the sexual misconduct of British troops in India. It also includes articles on mothers' pensions, city housing plans, the Bishop of London's…

Woman Clerk 1.4.pdf
This issue includes an essay on "Women in Modern Journalism," notes on art, political issues, and insurance, as well as a detailed break-down of the average woman clerk's weekly budget. The back cover significantly lists the goals of the Association…

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WomanEngineer_Sample1920_1.pdf
In the early period of The Woman Engineer, title pages or early content pages would boast a photo of women engineers in action, or facilities that allowed women to apprentice or work.  The “Notes” pages (seen here on pp. 32-33) would encompass a…

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WT 1.1 - 1.pdf
In addition to association notes, this issue includes reports from the National Federation of Women Teachers president and the Standing Joint Committee on salaries.The complete first issue of the Woman Teacher can be accessed from the Institute of…

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Woman Worker 1.1 (Mar 1926).pdf
This first issue of the "Woman Worker" celebrates International Woman's Day, critiques the conditions in clothing factories, and discusses the need for a domestic workers' union.

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3January1930.pdf
This issue includes articles on women in politics, women in the Church, women in literature, and even women in the air, in addition to a retrospective on the events of 1929.

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February 6, 1920.pdf
This issue is headed by "The Future of the Women's Movement" by Millicent Garret Fawcett, and includes a report on the League of Nations by Lord Robert Cecil and the first part of a story by Elizabeth Robins. Other articles deal with such topics as…

WomanEngineer_002.pdf
A typical cover for Woman Engineer in the early period, featuring a photo of a female person at work in her trade - in this case, of high-intensive factory work with a turret lathe.

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Woman Clerk 1.pdf
The first article of the periodical, which outlines its purpose and the major topics it will cover in future issues. As a post-war periodical, The Woman Clerk frequently focuses on issues related to demobilization in its first years of publication.

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May 1922.pdf
In this issue, Marie Stopes introduces Birth Control News with a report on the first meeting of the Society for Constructive Birth Control and Racial Progress, names "friends" and "foes of progress", and describes extreme cases in which one woman had…

WomanEngineer_001.pdf
An opening comment advocating for equality of training and working opportunities for women in engineering (and elsewhere) on the assumption that nature, not government regulation, will provide the ultimate test of competency for a given task.

ElizabethRobins.pdf
"An Appreciation" of the life and work of actress, playwright, novelist, and suffragist Elizabeth Robins (1862-1952) written by Lady Bell.

Review- Woman's Victory.pdf
A review of Millicent Garrett Fawcett's reminiscences of the suffrage movement in Britain, culminating in the (albeit partial) achievement of suffrage in 1918. The review offers multiple direct quotations as well as considerable praise for the…

Englishwoman -Difference.pdf
An overview by Millicent Garrett Fawcett of the accomplishments of the suffrage movement in the twentieth century. She describes in detail the various Acts of Parliament that have contributed to an improved political and legal standing for women,…
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