| NGO | Fawcett Society |
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| Address | Fawcett Society,
1-3 Berry Street,
London,
EC1V 0AA |
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| Telephone | 020 72532598 |
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| Email | info@fawcettsociety.org.uk |
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| Website | www.fawcettsociety.org.uk |
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| Background Information | The Fawcett Society is a leading and longstanding organisation campaigning for female equality.
The Society began with the work of Millicent Fawcett, president of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, to win the vote for women, and then went on to be a leader in the campaigns that led to the 1970 Equal Pay Act and the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act. The Society's profile was raised in the 1980s, with the establishment, along with other organisations, of Women's Action Day. In 1989 the Society co-founded the Campaign Against Pornography. Due to financial difficulties, the Society and the Fawcett Library (now the Women's Library) separated in 1977. The current name was adopted in 1953. Sources: www.fawcettsociety.org.uk; Barberis et al 2000 p458; Cook & Waller 1994 vol 1 |
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| Year Created | 1866 |
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| Other Names / Antecedent Bodies | National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (1866-1867); London Society for Women's Suffrage (1867 and again from 1907); Central Society for Women's Suffrage (1900-1919); London Society for Women's Service (1919-1926); London and National Society for Women's Service (1926-1953) |
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| Related Organisations | Campaign Against Pornography; The Women's Library; Careers for Women |
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| Keywords | Equality, discrimination and prejudice; Gender. |
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| Last Edited By | RC at 24/08/2007 09:36:43 |
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