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CPGB Women’s Department records, 1950-1989

CPGB Women’s Department records, 1950-1989

Collection: Gender, Feminism, and the British Left, 1944-1991    Volumes    CPGB Women’s Department records, 1950-1989
Artwork of a communist woman standing in front of a Soviet Union flag.

This volume contains reports, correspondence, and other papers compiled by the CPGB Women’s Department during the period 1950-1989. Subjects covered include women and employment, abortion, and the women’s liberation movement.

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CPGB files from the National Assembly of Women, 1974-1977

Leaflets, papers, pamphlets, and other files relating to the National Assembly of Women, including from prominent CPGB women's organisers like Jean Styles, 1974-1977.

Date:1974-1977
Contributor:The Communist Heritage Trust
Identifier:cp-cent-wom-1-7

Papers from Maggie Bowden relating to abortion, 1970-1979

Papers by, and relating to, Maggie Bowden, who was on the CPGB's National Women's Advisory Committee, about the contested issue of abortion. These files relate to both the abortion debate...

Date:1970-1979
Contributor:The Communist Heritage Trust
Identifier:cp-cent-wom-1-6

Papers from Jean Styles relating to abortion, 1970-1979

A range of private correspondence, public pamphlets, and statements from Jean Styles, CPGB National Women's Organiser, on the contested issue of abortion, 1970-1979.

Date:1970-1979
Contributor:The Communist Heritage Trust
Identifier:cp-cent-wom-1-5

Correspondence and files relating to Jean Styles, National Women's Organiser, 1972-1976

A range of files and papers by and relating to Jean Styles, a CPGB National Women's Organiser. This includes private correspondence and public statements on a range of women's issues,...

Date:1972-1976
Contributor:The Communist Heritage Trust
Identifier:cp-cent-wom-1-4

CPGB files on the women's liberation movement, 1970-1977

CPGB correspondence and papers regarding the radical feminist women's liberation movement, 1970-1977.

Date:1970-1977
Contributor:The Communist Heritage Trust
Identifier:cp-cent-wom-1-3

Reports and private communications from the CPGB Women's Department, 1950-1989

Out-letters, memoranda, and reports of non-CPGB meetings. 1950-1989.

Date:1950-1989
Contributor:The Communist Heritage Trust
Identifier:cp-cent-wom-1-2

Women in Action bulletins, 1964-1969

A host of bulletins issued by the CPGB Women's Department. This series was called Women in Action and encouraged female comrades to be proactive in fighting for a range of...

Date:1964-1969
Contributor:The Communist Heritage Trust
Identifier:cp-cent-wom-2-5

Papers from the New Times for Women conference, 1989

Papers including private correspondence, registration, and agenda from the New Times for Women conference in Manchester. Concerns about low attendance illuminate the ailing character of the CPGB in this period,...

Date:1989-1989
Contributor:The Communist Heritage Trust
Identifier:cp-cent-wom-2-3
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