Example sentences of "secretary [prep] [art] women [unc] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | From 1913 to 1918 she was secretary of the Women 's Labour League , and strongly defended the need for separate women 's political organizations , at least until women had acquired political experience and maturity comparable with that of men . |
2 | Accordingly , " with the praiseworthy assistance of Miss Irwin , Secretary of the Women 's Federal Council " , and with financial help both from the ETS and the STA , a " Female Compositors Society " was set up as the STC reported in July and August 1898 . |
3 | , Margaret Caroline ( 1861–1944 ) , general secretary of the Women 's Co-operative Guild , was born 16 October 1861 in Marylebone , London , the youngest of seven children and only daughter of the Revd John Llewelyn Davies , a Christian Socialist , for many years rector of Christ Church , Marylebone , London , and later of Kirkby Lonsdale , Lancashire , and his wife Mary , daughter of Sir Charles John Crompton [ q.v. ] , justice of the Queen 's Bench . |
4 | In 1886 she became secretary to the Women 's Protective and Provident League ( founded by Emma Patterson ) but resigned in 1889 when events in London 's East End convinced her that a more radical , socialist approach to women 's trade unionism was needed . |
5 | Victorian studio portraits , of course , rarely show us smiling or happy subjects ; but as master of the local school , church organist , registrar of births and deaths , secretary to the Women 's Friendly Society , stalwart of the Langport branch of the Ancient Order of Foresters and the local cricket club , Benjamin James must have felt the burden of responsibility resting heavily on his shoulders — and it shows in his face . |