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Ref NoMS 466/1/1/13/2/7
Finding NumberMS 466/169/54
TitleNewscutting entitled 'Women and the Press'
LevelItem
Date02 February 1936
DescriptionThis newscutting refers to discussions held at the World Congress of the International Council of Women remarking on the contributions from different international representatives. The article refers to an address which Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury delivered at the conference entitled 'Training of the Social Worker' commenting that Taylor Cadbury had 'stressed the need for voluntary workers as well as those who took social service as a profession'. The report states that Taylor Cadbury had also suggested that 'the work that specially appealed to women was work for children, tired mothers and girls'. The contributions of Indian delegates are featured in detail in the newscutting, revealing that many speakers refered to the 'great awakening of civic consciousness among the women of India' and the need for improved training for social workers in the country. The article concludes with a section profiling Princess Cantacuzene of Romania.

Please note that the name of the newspaper from which this newscutting was taken is not given, although it is possible that it came from 'The Statesman'.
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FormatItem
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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