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Women in action in the Federation : a series of articles / Gloria Phelan.
Searchable electronic version available in library. Errata: p. 12 - Molly Roache should be Mollie Roache. p. 16 - It is stated that Beatrice Taylor was elected a senior vice-president of Teachers Federation in 1929. In fact, Miss Taylor never held this position. She may possibly have held this position in one of the teacher associations. p. 25 photo caption - Lena May Thompson should be Ena Mary Thompson. p. 30 - Evelyn Thorpe should be Eveline Thorpe. p. 44 - It is stated that Elizabeth Mattick was the Acting President at the time of the mass meeting at the Tivoli Theatre on 26 September 1968. Although she chaired the meeting, her spell as Acting President had ended earlier in the month, a fact verified in the 1968 annual report. Lucy Woodcock, p. 8-10. Mistress of the Home Science Department at Erskineville School from 1932-1953. Hilda Barclay, p. 13. Federation's first woman officer, 1945-1956. Foundation member of the Board of the Teachers Club. Beatrice Taylor, p. 16. Early advocate of equal pay. Elected to the Federation Executive and in 1929 became senior vice-president. Sheila Cleary, p. 18. A leading figure in the campaign to repeal the Married Women (Teachers and Lecturers) Act. A member of Federation Council and a foundation member of Board of the Teachers Club. See Doc. # 2002-17 for more information. Vera Leggett, p. 21. A lifelong advocate for and a leading voice in the struggle for equal pay. Doris Osborne (later Doris Helyar), p. 24. Very active in the struggle for equal pay and equal opportunity and played a key role in the Labor Government's Equal Pay Committee. Member of Council and Executive and senior vice-president from 1954-57. Hetty Ross, p. 26. Jessie Rose, p. 26. A pioneer of the Federation, present at the first meeting on 15 Nov. 1918 at the Girls' High School in Elizabeth Street. A founder leader and office holder of the Women Assistants Association, with unbroken service, she also served on the federation executive. Janet Dransfield, p. 27. Mary Reid, p. 30. President of the Infants Mistresses Association, she served on a number of departmental committees. As a recognised authority on infant education she shaped Federation policy acting as vice-president and a member of executive. She also served on a number of committees including the Salaries Committee and the Library Committee. Evelyn Thorpe, p. 30. A foundation member of the Temporary Teachers Association she helped to bring about the change in conditions that saw temporary teachers appointed for 12 months instead of one. An ardent supporter of the rights of women she played an active part in the campaign to repeal the Married Women's Dismissal Act. Bessie Mitchell, p. 33-34. A postscript - The author Gloria Phelan by Cathy Bloch, p. 46-47.