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The oldest women's guild in Paris dealt in linens, including household linens, layettes for babies, and undergarments. There seemed to be a major wealth disparity among its members. The linen workers whose sheds were at the center of Les Halles caused the guild some trouble. There was a perception that these workers also trafficked in sex as ...
Logo of the Woman's Guild. The Church of Scotland Guild or simply The Guild (formerly known as the Woman's Guild), is a movement within the Church of Scotland. Historically it was, and often in practice it is, an exclusively woman's movement. It has groups, organised at a congregational level, in most of the parishes of Scotland. The aim of the ...
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Charteris acknowledged woman were already involved in Christian service but that there "was a need to develop and organize them as an official working unity within the church." [ 3 ] Another source credits Catherine Charteris's "wise counsel and loving heart" and that the guild "owes its very existence to her efforts".
The Co-operative Women's Guild, founded in 1883, was an auxiliary organisation of the co-operative movement in the United Kingdom that promoted women in co-operative structures and provided social and other services to its members. It was known for the eugenics advocacy of its members.
Formation of a central board and meeting space for women was proposed in a letter to Women's Corner from "M.L. Woolwich", a pseudonym of Mary Lawrenson who became a co-founder of the Guild. [4] The Guild was formally inaugurated in June 1883. Acland served as General Secretary of the guild in 1883, but resigned from the position due to ill ...
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The result would be that sweat shop owners would be put out of business. She agreed with J.T.W. Mitchell that “there is no power greater than that of a woman when rightly exercised.” [2] Webb was the author of The Woman with the Basket, one of the most comprehensive sources for the early history of the Co-operative Women's Guild. [3]