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Actions	Margaret Bondfield Remove from selection Add to selection TitleMargaret Bondfield ReferenceTAPE/314 Date n.d. Scope and ContentMargaret Bondfield archive, edited. This tape contains several pieces from radio programmes, with Margaret talking about aspects of her life and work. The first piece describes the ceremony of being sworn as a new Privy Councillor, and the fact that the she was the first woman to have held such a position makes this particularly interesting. The second piece describes her early life - her family, her views on religion, the jobs she had and how she became a committed trade unionist. The third piece describes in greater depth why she believes trade unions are so important, and also some achievements of the Ministry of Labour while she was in office. The fourth, fairly short piece again refers to the 1929 election and its aftermath. There is a Word document which gives a more detailed summary of the tape. (There is a copy of Margaret Bondfield's autobiography, "A Life's Work" at the W.C.M.L. - click on Documentation) Extent1 Cassette tape Physical descriptionNWA copy LanguageEnglish Related object A life's work Persons keywordBondfield, Margaret, Labour Party SubjectRadio broadcasting, Politics, Religion, Trade unions, Shopworkers Conditions governing accessOpen Levelfile Normal locationZ (Room 24)

TitleMargaret Bondfield

ReferenceTAPE/314

Date

n.d.

Scope and ContentMargaret Bondfield archive, edited. This tape contains several pieces from radio programmes, with Margaret talking about aspects of her life and work. The first piece describes the ceremony of being sworn as a new Privy Councillor, and the fact that the she was the first woman to have held such a position makes this particularly interesting. The second piece describes her early life - her family, her views on religion, the jobs she had and how she became a committed trade unionist. The third piece describes in greater depth why she believes trade unions are so important, and also some achievements of the Ministry of Labour while she was in office. The fourth, fairly short piece again refers to the 1929 election and its aftermath. There is a Word document which gives a more detailed summary of the tape. (There is a copy of Margaret Bondfield's autobiography, "A Life's Work" at the W.C.M.L. - click on Documentation)

Extent1 Cassette tape

Physical descriptionNWA copy

LanguageEnglish

Related object

A life's work

Persons keywordBondfield, Margaret, Labour Party

SubjectRadio broadcasting, Politics, Religion, Trade unions, Shopworkers

Conditions governing accessOpen

Levelfile

Normal locationZ (Room 24)

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