Example sentences of "[noun] of the women [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , Mrs Markham , ’ a Mrs Prothero and President of the Women 's Institute said one day , ‘ I happened to be passing and just wanted to extend a welcome on behalf of the whole village . ’ |
| 2 | When civil war broke out in Ireland she became president of the Women 's Prisoners ' Defence League . |
| 3 | , George Robert ( 1847–1922 ) , writer , was born at 8 Newton Terrace , Kennington , London , 2 September 1847 , the eldest of the six children of George Sims , wine merchant , cabinet manufacturer , and plate-glass factor , and his wife Louisa Amelia Ann Stevenson , who became president of the Women 's Provident League . |
| 4 | In 1904 she was president of the Women 's Local Government Society . |
| 5 | In 1894 Gertrude Tuckwell ( Secretary and later President of the Women 's Trade Union League ) advocated ‘ the gradual extension of labour protection to the point where mothers will be prohibited from working until their children have reached an age at which they can care for themselves ’ , and the Women 's Labour League agreed that mothers with children under five should not be employed . |
| 6 | Anna Martin preferred the approach of feminists such as Clementina Black , a former President of the Women 's Industrial Council and the head of its Investigation Committee , who argued that women should have a legal right to a certain portion of their husband 's wage . |
| 7 | Mrs Grandison , the mother of Sophia and Penelope , had the remains of her daughters ' Pre-Raphaelite beauty , now much faded and overlaid with some other quality , which had made her the President of the Women 's Institute in the village where she lived but which did not seem to be quite Pre-Raphaelite . |
| 8 | In his study of the Women 's Christian Temperance Union ( WCTU ) , Gusfield argued that the movement shifted from assimilative to coercive reform as the old middle class lost ground to upwardly mobile immigrant groups and the new middle classes . |
| 9 | Sky 's coverage of the US Olympic trials began in February with th4 screening of the women 's marathon and the company will be showing the men 's marathon on April 11 . |
| 10 | Volunteers can also be contacted sometimes through the local authority social services department , and the local branches of the Women 's Royal Voluntary Services , the National Council of Social Services , Age Concern ( Old People 's Welfare ) and the National Council for the Single Woman and her Dependants , whose addresses can all be found in the telephone directory or at the Public library . |
| 11 | Mary Alston , one of the mainstays of the women 's union in the 1920s , had to care during this time for a sick sister , who was in and out of a nursing home ; much later , in the 1940s , she had to give up work for a while to care for her mother . |
| 12 | Just as the slightest of doubts about him crossed my mind — perhaps during one of his endless lists of the women 's sexual problems — he would throw in a sensible remark about the funding of the National Health Service , or the small amount of time GPs can offer patients , and recovered his credibility . |
| 13 | It 's very important that you keep your international stance — but to also keep up to date on the more traditional demands of the women 's movement is important too . |
| 14 | Connie September , treasurer of the South African Clothing and Textile Workers ' Union , on the demands of the Women 's League . |
| 15 | In those early stages , support workers , who were highly motivated to give Elizabeth and Helen a ‘ better life ’ , felt that the demands of the women 's physical needs , together with Elizabeth 's state of mind , undermined hopes for their social progress . |
| 16 | The demands of the women 's movement in Britain seem overwhelmingly concerned with women who want to avoid having or caring for children , either full-time or at all ( e.g. abortion and contraception , day-care centres , rights in paid employment ) . |
| 17 | And why is it that not one of the seven demands of the women 's movement specifically addresses questions of housing ? |
| 18 | For instance , it has no brief to propose a change in the law to give women wage parity in agricultural work because , as the Director of the Women 's Office explained , that was the responsibility of the Women 's and Minors ' Section of the Ministry of Labour . |
| 19 | Maureen Fitzgibbon , chairman of the women 's steering committee , said : ‘ This time we think we will do it . ’ |
| 20 | From 1915 to 1922 she was chairman of the Women 's International League for Peace , which aimed to harness feminism to the peace movement ; and throughout World War I she campaigned for a negotiated peace and the establishment of an international peace-keeping organization . |
| 21 | As a member of the Board and Executive of the British Amateur Gymnastics Association which is responsible for shaping the sport in this country , chairman of the Women 's Technical Committee and the Commonweath Games Council for England gymnastics representative , Paul takes a high profile role . |
| 22 | These include : ratings of satisfaction/dissatisfaction with housework , child-care , marriage , employment work and life generally ; an assessment of the women 's level of identification with the housewife role , and the level of definition applied to housework standards and routines ; an assessment of the marriage relationship as ‘ segregated ’ or ‘ joint ’ on the two dimensions of leisure activities and decision-making , and , lastly , an assessment of the husband 's part in the division of labour as reported by his wife . |
| 23 | Organized exclusively by women , it quickly became a symbol not only of peace but also of the values of the women 's movement . |
| 24 | The non-radical and less aggressive values of the women 's movement , second phase , fitted well with the ‘ Laura Ashley ’ style . |
| 25 | The first book-length studies of women in film appeared in the early to mid 1970s and were an integral part of the women 's movement 's push for cultural and political change . |
| 26 | It is however an important part of the women 's movement , which might lack the explicit analysis of male oppression and resistance , but is none the less an affirmation of women 's allegiance to each other . |
| 27 | Because women 's work is never done , and underpaid , or unpaid , or boring or repetitious and we 're the first to get the sack , and what we look like is more important than what we do , and if we get raped it 's our fault , and if we get bashed we must have provoked it , if we raise our voices we 're nagging bitches , and if we enjoy sex we 're nymphs and if we do n't we 're frigid , and if we love women it 's because we ca n't get a real man , and if we ask our doctor too many questions we 're neurotic and if we expect the community to care for our children we 're selfish , and if we stand up for our rights we 're aggressive and unfeminine , and if we do n't we 're typical weak females , and if we want to get married we 're out to trap a man , and if we do n't we 're unnatural , and because we ca n't get adequate safe contraceptives , but men can walk on the moon , and we ca n't cope or do n't want a pregnancy we 're made to feel guilty about abortion , and for lots and lots of other reasons we 're all part of the Women 's Liberation Movement . |
| 28 | Robyn thinks she must be in Angleside , because the faces of the people slithering on the pavements or huddled miserably at bus-stops are mostly swarthy and dark-eyed , and the bright silks of saris , splashed with mud , gleam beneath the hems of the women 's drab topcoats . |
| 29 | By this time , the trade was completely unionized , and the existence of the women 's section of the union gave the group a certain coherence and identity ; so much so that to avoid overloading the present chapter , the union 's creation and activity is discussed in Chapter 7 . |
| 30 | The fourth response is more to do with the response of the women 's movement to adult education than the other way round and about welcoming adult education as just one more arena in the battle for women 's liberation . |