Society for Promoting the Employment of Women
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The Society for Promoting the Employment of Women (SPEW) was one of the earliest British women's organisations.
The society was established in 1859 by Jessie Boucherett
, Barbara Bodichon
and Adelaide Anne Proctor to promote the training and employment of women. In its early years it was affiliated to the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science, though formal connections between them were severed in 1889. The society's journal was the English Women's Journal.
Though renamed the Society for Promoting the Training of Women (SPTW) in 1926, the society is still in existence. Its papers are held at Girton College, Cambridge
.
The society was established in 1859 by Jessie Boucherett
Jessie Boucherett
Jessie Boucherett was an English campaigner for women's rights....
, Barbara Bodichon
Barbara Bodichon
Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon was an English educationalist, artist, and a leading early nineteenth century feminist and activist for women's rights.-Early life:...
and Adelaide Anne Proctor to promote the training and employment of women. In its early years it was affiliated to the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science, though formal connections between them were severed in 1889. The society's journal was the English Women's Journal.
Though renamed the Society for Promoting the Training of Women (SPTW) in 1926, the society is still in existence. Its papers are held at Girton College, Cambridge
Girton College, Cambridge
Girton College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. It was England's first residential women's college, established in 1869 by Emily Davies and Barbara Bodichon. The full college status was only received in 1948 and marked the official admittance of women to the...
.