Corporate Open DS/UK/5786 National Union of Women Teachers; 1904-; British trade union National Union of Women Teachers 1904- British trade union Equal Pay League (1904-1906) | Nation Federation of Women Teachers (1906-1920)

Trade Union Founded in 1904 as the Equal Pay League, part of the National Union of Teachers, in 1906 this organisation was re-named the National Federation of Women Teachers. In 1920 it it broke away to form an independent union, the National Union of Women Teachers. It was a feminist organisation and maintained close links with other groups and individuals in the women's movement. Its main aim was to obtain equal pay but it also interested itself in the wide range of issues affecting women teachers, including the marriage bar, maternity rights and family allowances. It was also concerned with education in its widest sense and took an interest in many issues such as class sizes, corporal punishment, the school leaving age, teacher training, and wider social and political debates such as capital punishment, the minimum wage and health policy. In 1961, when equal pay had been achieved, the Union wound up. Archive of the National Union of Women Teachers is held at The Institute of Education International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 5/10/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 e996674c-3fee-40f1-b7bc-7c1aad77d1ba