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Records of the CPGB National Women’s Advisory Committee, 1950-1991

Records of the CPGB National Women’s Advisory Committee, 1950-1991

Collection: Gender, Feminism, and the British Left, 1944-1991    Volumes    Records of the CPGB National Women’s Advisory Committee, 1950-1991

This volume contains minutes, agendas, circulars, and correspondence compiled by the CPGB National Women’s Advisory Committee during the period 1950-1991. The documents also include materials on selected campaigns (Women Against Pit Closures, Women Against Nazis, etc.) and activities at district level.

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Papers from local CPGB districts, 1976-1991

A range of papers from local CPGB districts pertaining to women's issues and events, 1976-1991. Includes a copy of an issue of the newsletter Southampton Women, which examined local women's...

Date:1976-1991
Contributor:The Communist Heritage Trust
Identifier:cp-cent-wom-5-4

National Women's Advisory bulletins, 1984

Numbers one and two of National Women's Advisory bulletins that were issued in 1984. These bulletins include information on the Women Against Pit Closures campaign and other low-key events like...

Date:1984-1984
Contributor:The Communist Heritage Trust
Identifier:cp-cent-wom-5-3

Women Against Pit Closures: reports and meetings, 1985

Reports and meeting information from the NWCA campaign Women Against Pit Closure, for CPGB women who wanted to support the National Union of Mineworkers in their struggle to prevent the...

Date:1985-1985
Contributor:The Communist Heritage Trust
Identifier:cp-cent-wom-5-2

Papers relating to NWAC Secretary Mary Joannou, 1989-1991

Correspondence, official statements, and other files relating to Mary Joannou, who was NWAC Secretary during the twilight years of the CPGB, 1989-1991.

Date:1989-1991
Contributor:The Communist Heritage Trust
Identifier:cp-cent-wom-5-1

NWAC: external organisational links, 1976-1991

A range of in-letters and circulars explore the prospect of alliances with various organisations external to the NWAC. These organisations range from political groups like Women Against the Nazis, to...

Date:1977-1991
Contributor:The Communist Heritage Trust
Identifier:cp-cent-wom-4-4

Agendas, reports, and minutes from special meetings, 1977-1984

Files such as agendas, private letters, and reports from special meetings held by the National Women's Advisory Committee. This offers a real insight into how the NWAC grappled with issues...

Date:1977-1984
Contributor:The Communist Heritage Trust
Identifier:cp-cent-wom-4-3

NWAC: Conferences, fundraisers, and events, 1951-1984

Agendas, reports, and private correspondence from National Women's Advisory Committee conferences, fundraisers, and other events, 1951-1984. This includes a range of reports from discussions of whether sexual liberation represented "bourgeois...

Date:1951-1984
Contributor:The Communist Heritage Trust
Identifier:cp-cent-wom-4-2

Administration, agendas, and minutes, 1978-1991

A range of administrative files from the National Women's Advisory Committee, the main organisational body for female CPGB members, in the period from 1978 to 1991. This includes minutes from...

Date:1978-1991
Contributor:The Communist Heritage Trust
Identifier:cp-cent-wom-4-1
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