The Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women, 1919-1964
Title | The Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women, 1919-1964 PDF eBook |
Author | Bonnie White |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 2019-03-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 3030133486 |
This book examines the British government’s response to the ‘superfluous women problem', and concerns about post-war unemployment more generally, by creating a migration society that was tasked with reducing the number of single women at home through overseas migration. The Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women (SOSBW) was created in 1919 to facilitate the transportation of female migrants to the former white settler colonies. To do so, the SOSBW worked with various domestic and dominion groups to find the most suitable women for migration, while also meeting the dominions’ demands for specific types of workers, particularly women for work in domestic service. While the Society initially aimed to meet its original mandate, it gradually developed its own vision of empire settlement and refocused its efforts on aiding the migration of educated and trained women who were looking for new, modern, and professional work opportunities abroad.
The Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women, 1919-1964
Title | The Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women, 1919-1964 PDF eBook |
Author | Bonnie White |
Publisher | |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN | 9783030133498 |
This book examines the British government's response to the 'superfluous women problem', and concerns about post-war unemployment more generally, by creating a migration society that was tasked with reducing the number of single women at home through overseas migration. The Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women (SOSBW) was created in 1919 to facilitate the transportation of female migrants to the former white settler colonies. To do so, the SOSBW worked with various domestic and dominion groups to find the most suitable women for migration, while also meeting the dominions' demands for specific types of workers, particularly women for work in domestic service. While the Society initially aimed to meet its original mandate, it gradually developed its own vision of empire settlement and refocused its efforts on aiding the migration of educated and trained women who were looking for new, modern, and professional work opportunities abroad.
Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women (Incorporated 1920)
Title | Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women (Incorporated 1920) PDF eBook |
Author | Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women |
Publisher | London : The Society |
Pages | 4 |
Release | 1948 |
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The Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women
Title | The Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 4 |
Release | 1951 |
Genre | Great Britain |
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Report of the Oversea Settlement Committee
Title | Report of the Oversea Settlement Committee PDF eBook |
Author | Great Britain. Oversea Settlement Dept |
Publisher | |
Pages | 466 |
Release | 1922 |
Genre | Great Britain |
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Report to the Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women (acting in Migration Matters as the Women's Branch of the Commonwealth Relations Office) on the Canadian Tour of the General Secretary, Miss Ellen Cumber
Title | Report to the Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women (acting in Migration Matters as the Women's Branch of the Commonwealth Relations Office) on the Canadian Tour of the General Secretary, Miss Ellen Cumber PDF eBook |
Author | Ellen Cumber |
Publisher | |
Pages | 16 |
Release | 1949 |
Genre | Canada |
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Report to the Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women on the Australian Tour of the General Secretary Miss Ellen Cumber, February-May, 1951
Title | Report to the Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women on the Australian Tour of the General Secretary Miss Ellen Cumber, February-May, 1951 PDF eBook |
Author | Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women |
Publisher | |
Pages | 31 |
Release | 1951 |
Genre | Australia |
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