Collection WW - The Woman Worker

Identity area

Reference code

GB 1534 WW

Title

The Woman Worker

Date(s)

  • 1908 - 1910 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

9 issues.

Context area

Name of creator

(1906-1921)

Administrative history

The National Federation of Women Workers (NFWW) was formed in 1906 by Mary Macarthur. It campaigned to expose the evils of the sweated trades and played a major role in the passing of the 1909 Trade Boards Act that set minimum wages in the most exploitative trades, which were usually predominantly made up of women workers. The NFWW saw strikes as the chief way of unionising workers and did so more than any other organisation. By 1914, its membership had risen to 20,000 but its leaders had never intended it to remain a women’s only union so it merged with the national Union of General Workers (now the GMB) in 1921.

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Content and structure area

Scope and content

The official journal of the National Federation of Women Workers. 9 issues covering the period August 21st 1908-May 18th 1910.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

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Language of material

  • English

Script of material

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    Description control area

    Description identifier

    GB 1534 WW

    Institution identifier

    GB 1534

    Rules and/or conventions used

    ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2000).

    Status

    Draft

    Level of detail

    Minimal

    Dates of creation revision deletion

    Created by N.Maksymuik, February 2015.

    Language(s)

    • English

    Script(s)

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