| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, grant overviews, leaflets, agreements, newspaper cuttings, magazines, copies of published material, project proposals and funding requests relating to the Women's Legal Defence Fund (WLDF). Funding source(s): Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust. Applicant overview: The WLDF was set up to provide a service to women who wish to challenge sex discrimination and unequal pay, by legal means. These women are advised and encouraged in their legal actions. Clients are offered a variety of services from basic advice and information to case preparation and representation. WLDF became a registered charity in 1988. Nature of support: In 1989 the Trust approved a grant of £50,000 to be paid over four years. The cancellation of the West Midlands WLDF project led to the cancellation of the grant in 1991. Minutes: B&GSCT 7133, B&GSCT 7154, B&GSCT 7420. Notes: File organised from newest to oldest. File numbered 'W/6'. |