Pamphlet : Women's votes and wages by F.W. Pethick Lawrence. [Circa 1911-1912]

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Title

Pamphlet : Women's votes and wages by F.W. Pethick Lawrence. [Circa 1911-1912]

Description

Frederick Pethick Lawrence was a politician married to suffragist Emmeline Pethick. He became involved in the Labour Party and the Women's Social and Political Union.

In this article, Pethick Lawrence discusses the disparity in women's wages and the need for equal pay reform. His "call to action" is women's right to vote.

Date

[ca. 1911-1912]

Subject

Pay equity
Wages--Women--Great Britain
Women--Employment
Women's Social and Political Union (Great Britain)

Creator

Pethick-Lawrence, Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence, Baron, 1871-1961
Women's Social and Political Union (Great Britain)

Publisher

[London] : Woman's Press

Format

24 p.

Language

English

Identifier

DOCU.1910.13

Text

But if we are ready to act we ask at once, "What, then, can we do?" The Suffragette supplies an immediate answer :-- "The Parliamentary vote is the key which unlocks reform. We will first win the vote, and then we will use it to improve the condition of women. By means of it we will abolish the sweating of women's labour, and we will gradually secure the raising of women's wages until there be not two standards of pay for the same work--one for men and the other for women."

Original Format

Pamphlets

Physical Dimensions

18 cm.

URL

Available online through the Internet Archive

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