WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE COLLECTION
from Manchester Central Library

Part 2: The Papers of Millicent Garrett Fawcett - sections on Women’s Suffrage,
Education, Employment, Welfare, the First World War and other Women’s Issues (M50/2-8)

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M50/2/1/1-180: Correspondence, letters to Millicent Garrett Fawcett

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M50/2/1/181 36:1: Correspondence, letters to Millicent Garrett Fawcett

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M50/2/2/1-2: Mrs Fawcetts own indexes to her letters, 1886-1897 and 1910

M50/2/3/1-2: Notebooks of analyses of Parliamentary Divisions (alphabetical lists of MPs and how they voted), 1867 1875 and 1875 1883

M50/2/4/1-27: Notes by Mrs Fawcett for her speeches, 31 May 1890 12 Dec 1892, and no date, post 1902 and post 1914

M50/2/5/1-4: Replies from the branches of the National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies to Mrs
Fawcetts message of 31 January 1913 in Common Cause

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M50/2/6-8: Minutes of the National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies (most have alterations and notes by Mrs Fawcett)
- 6/1-5: Council meetings, 12 Nov 1914 19 Jun 1915
- 7/1-22: Executive Committee minutes, 24 Jan 1913 3 Jan 1918
- 8/1-2: Election Fighting Fund Committee minutes, 4 Jul 1915 3 Aug 1915

M50/2/9/1-55: Circulars of the National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies, 1908 1917

M50/2/10/1-50: National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies Information Bureau Department -
information sheets (with notes by Mrs Fawcett)

M50/2/11/1-3: National Society for Womens Suffrage Central Committee. Annual Reports of Executive Committee, 1889 1891

M50/2/12: Twenty Fourth Annual Report of the Edinburgh National Society for Womens Suffrage, 1892

M50/2/13/1-12: Papers relating to demonstrations and exhibitions of the National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies, 1910 1914

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M50/2/14/1-5: Miscellaneous papers of the National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies, 1906 1911

M50/2/15-21: Publications of societies within the National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies

M50/2/22/1-113: International Woman Suffrage Alliance. Correspondence and draft minutes, 30 Dec 1908 23 Feb 1916 (there are frequent notes and alterations made by Mrs Fawcett).

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M50/2/22/114-276: International Woman Suffrage Alliance. Correspondence and draft minutes, 25 Feb 1916 18 Feb 1919

M50/2/23/1-129: Congresses of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, papers for 1906 1920

M50/2/24/1-14: Miscellaneous publications of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance

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M50/2/25/1-15: Papers of the International Council of Women, 1911 1920

M50/2/26/1-2: Newspaper cuttings on Womens Suffrage, Nov 1876 Jun 1884, Aug 1884 May 1894

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M50/2/26/2 (continued): Newspaper cuttings on Womens Suffrage, Aug 1884 May 1894

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M50/2/26/2 (continued): Newspaper cuttings on Womens Suffrage, Aug 1884 May 1894

M50/2/26/3-39: Newspaper cuttings, letters and pamphlets on Womens Suffrage, 1867 1894

M50/2/26/40: Volume of newspaper cuttings, Jul 1890 Oct 1910

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M50/2/26/41-42: Loose newspaper cuttings on Womens Suffrage in Britain, 26 Nov 1887 28 May 1892,
4 Feb 1897 11 Jul 1910

M50/2/26/43: Loose newspaper cuttings on Womens Suffrage in Australia, 10 Nov 1898 1 May 1911

M50/2/26/44: Loose newspaper cuttings on Womens Suffrage in New Zealand and on the Premier Richard J Seddon, (died June 1906) 18 Feb 1895 11 Jun 1906

M50/2/27/1-2: Womens Suffrage calendars for 1889 and 1890

M50/2/28-35: Other miscellaneous printed papers on Womens Suffrage, including:
- 30-31: Mens League for Womens Suffrage,
- 32: Womens Franchise League,
- 33: Womens Freedom League,
- 34-35: Womens Social and Political Union

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M50/2/36/1-64: Miscellaneous pamphlets on Womens Suffrage, 1866-1909

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M50/2/36/65-88: Miscellaneous pamphlets on Womens Suffrage, 1909-1919

M50/3/1-3: Education of women: papers on university degrees for women
- 1/1-46: Letters to Mrs Fawcett, 1887-1920
- 2/1-18: Newspaper cuttings, 1887-1906
- 3/1-13: Printed papers relating to degrees for women, c1880 1896

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M50/3/3/14-27: Printed papers relating to degrees for women, c1896 1897

M50/3/4-9: Education of women: university reports and prospectuses
- 4/1-2: Girton College, Cambridge
- 5/1-27: Newnham College, Cambridge
- 6/1-3: Kings College, London
- 7/1-3: University College, London
- 8/1-4: Westfield College, London
- 9: Royal Holloway College, London

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M50/3/10-11: Education of women - university reports and prospectuses

- 10/1-3: Somerville Hall, Oxford
- 11/1-4: Queen Margaret College, Glasgow

M50/3/12-16: Education of women: women and medical schools
- 12/1-3: Miscellaneous and general
- 13/1-6: Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women
- 14/1-3: London School of Medicine for Women
- 15/1-2: Medical Women for India Fund
- 15/1-3: John Hopkins University

M50/3/17-24: Education of women - educational establishments other than universities
- 17/1-2: Alexandra College, Dublin
- 18/1-4: Alexandra Native Girls English Institution, Bombay
- 19: College for Working Women, London
- 20/1-2: The Forsyth Technical College, London
- 21/1-12: Ladies Branch of the Horticultural College, Swanley, Kent
- 22/1-10: North London School of Telegraphy
- 23: School of Art
- 24/1-2: School for Girls

M50/3/25-28: Education of women - miscellaneous papers
- 25/1-7: Education Reform League
- 26/1-7: Corporal punishment
- 27: Schools Inquiry Commission
- 28/1-5: Printed papers

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M50/4/1-22: Employment of women

M50/4/1-2: Societies for Promoting the Employment of Women

M50/4/3-18: Trade Unions and Professional Associations, including:
- The British Nurses Association
- Ladies Shorthand Association
- Lady Guide Association
- London Pupil Teachers Association
- Manchester and Salford Women Citizens Association
- National Union of Working Women
- North London Nursing Association
- Northern Workhouse Nursing Association
- Society of Women Welders
- Teachers Education Loan Society
- University Association of Women Teachers
- Womens London Gardening Association
- Womens Printing Society

M50/4/19-22: Particular jobs, including:
- Accountancy
- Home Industries
- Match Girls employed by Bryant and May

M50/4/22/10: Royal Commission on Labour and the Employment of Women
(reports by Miss Eliza Orme, Miss Clara E Collet, Miss May E Abraham and
Miss Margaret H Irwin on the Conditions of Work in Various Industries in England, 1893)

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M50/4/22/11-51: Employment of women - match girls employed by Bryant and May (continued)
(correspondence with Canon Wilberforce and others relating to Bryant and May and also the reports for the Royal Commission on Labour)

M50/4/23-25: Employment of women - particular jobs including the Post Office and typewriting

M50/4/26/1-18: Miscellaneous printed papers on the employment of women, 1894 1919, including significant material for the First World War

M50/5/1-3: The welfare of women - children
- 1/1-3: Guardianship of infants
- 2/1-2: Employment of children
- 3: Childrens homes

M50/5/4-5: The welfare of women - social clubs and societies for the protection of women and girls
- 4/1-6: Girls Evening Homes, Nottingham
- 5/1-4: Girls Friendly Society

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M50/5/6-13: The welfare of women - social clubs and societies for the protection of women and girls

M50/5/6/1-3: Liverpool Ladies Union of Workers Among Women and Girls

M50/5/7/1-4: Metropolitan Association for Befriending Young Servants

M50/5/8: Moral Reform Union

M50/5/9: Soho Club and Home

M50/5/10/1-4: Womens University Association for Work in the Poorer Districts of London

M50/5/11: Working Ladies Guild

M50/5/12/1-9: Young Womens Christian Association Travellers Aid Department

M50/5/13/1-3: Miscellaneous papers on moral welfare

M50/5/14-25: The welfare of women: sick and friendly societies
- 14: Alexandra Friendly Society
- 15/1-4: Artists
- 16/1-3: Church of England Temperance Benefit Society
- 17: Hearts of Oak Benefit Society
- 18/1-2: Helen Lillian Female Friendly Society, Norwich
- 19: Hospital Saturday Fund
- 20: Metropolitan Provident Medical Association
- 21: Southwark and Newington Womens Benefit Society
- 22/1-16: United Sisters Friendly Society
- 23/1-4: Womens Protective and Provident League
- 24/1-4: Working Womens Benefit Society, Oxford
- 25: Miscellaneous

M50/5/26-28: The welfare of women: convalescent homes
- 26: Harley Street, London
- 27/1-4: Ferny Bank, Babbacombe, Devon
- 28: Stanwell, Staines

M50/5/29-30: The welfare of women: hospitals
- 29/1-4: Clapham Maternity Hospital
- 30/1-2: The New Hospital for Women, London

M50/5/31-34: The welfare of women: housing
- 31/1-2: Portman Buildings
- 32/1-2: Mayfield House
- 33: 27 Holland Park Gardens
- 34: The Ladies Residential Chambers

M50/6/1-14: Miscellaneous papers relating to women, c1889-1917

M50/7/1-4: Papers relating to the First World War
- 1/1-3: War-Time Council on Drink and National Efficiency
- 2/1-16: Parliamentary War Savings Committee
- 3: British Womens Patriotic League
- 4/1-2: United Workers

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M50/7/5/1-25: Pamphlets on the First World War

M50/8/1-8: Miscellaneous papers, 1873-1911, including subjects such as land tenure reform, Christian duty and public affairs, vivisection, voting methods and the prospects of labour