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1. cadw.gov.wales › women-welsh-historyWomen in Welsh History | Cadw

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   We want to shine a light on some of the extraordinary women who bucked the trend, and some of the places associated with them. Very often they fought the establishment and dared not only the disapproval of society but gambled with losing their home, income and alienating their own families.

   • Welsh Women's History 1900-1918

     Drawing in the main from the wealth of archive materials at...

   • Heroes & Heroines of Wales

     Learn about a girl who had a dream to become a teacher and...

   • Discover the Influence

     Four listed buildings with wall-to-wall memories of female...

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3. theconversation.com › a-century-ago-the-women-ofA century ago, the women of Wales made an audacious appeal ...

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   May 25, 2024 · One hundred years ago, Annie Hughes Griffiths travelled from her native Wales to the US, visiting everywhere from New York and Washington DC to San Francisco and Los Angeles.

4. museum.wales › welsh_womans_history › backgroundBackground information | Museum Wales

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   The prevailing image of Welsh women, which has dominated the historical imagination of the past two centuries, is that of the Welsh Mam. Work in Wales had a clear gender divide.

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7. www.library.wales › peacepetitionThe Welsh Women's Peace Petition - National Library of Wales

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   On the 5th of April, 2023, a hundred-year-old Peace Petition signed by almost 400,000 Welsh women was returned to Wales, marking the centenary of a women-led, Welsh anti-war effort.

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   Where can I find a woman in Welsh history?

   • National Museum Wales. People’s Collection Wales. There have, of course, always been notable women in Welsh history but all too often their stories are not easy to find. Historically this was not helped by long-standing assumptions about gender roles, which profoundly influenced the writings of academics, archaeologists, and historians.

   Women in Welsh History | Cadw

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   What is the prevailing image of Welsh women?

   • The prevailing image of Welsh women, which has dominated the historical imagination of the past two centuries, is that of the Welsh Mam. Work in Wales had a clear gender divide.

   Background information | Museum Wales

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   What did women do in Wales in the 19th century?

   • In both rural and urban areas of Wales domestic service and dressmaking were the dominant official occupations of the female workforce throughout the nineteenth century and the start of the twentieth. The official census figures within Wales were constantly 10% higher than the comparative figures for England.

   Background information | Museum Wales

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   Where did women work in Wales in 1891?

   • The old woollen mills provided employment for by far the largest group of factory workers in Wales. In Swansea women found work in the newly established tinplate work; metals and machines accounted for 7.8% of females in occupation classes in 1891 as opposed to 0.15% in 1851.

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