48:, with Howse continuing as women's organiser, and also becoming an assistant secretary of the union, with responsibility for the telephones and telecommunications section. In this role, she attended numerous national and international conferences, often speaking on women's trade unionism.
255:
155:
270:
260:
38:
265:
250:
275:
125:
245:
87:
41:, and in 1909 became a part-time union official. In 1916, she became the first full-time women's organiser of the union.
183:
45:
30:
240:
235:
34:
117:
110:
121:
83:
52:
23:
20:
229:
56:
51:
Howse retired in 1937, but remained active, becoming a
109:
37:in 1900 as a "telephone learner". She joined the
59:council, and serving a term as Mayor of Wembley.
33:, near Manchester, Howse began working for the
8:
136:
44:In 1920, the union became part of the new
73:
71:
156:Postal and Telegraph Clerks' Association
67:
19:(19 December 1883 – 1955) was a
103:
101:
99:
7:
112:Women: a modern political dictionary
39:Postal Telegraph Clerks' Association
256:Mayors of places in Greater London
14:
271:Women mayors of places in England
261:People from Chorlton-on-Medlock
1:
266:English women trade unionists
251:Labour Party (UK) councillors
276:Women councillors in England
184:Union of Post Office Workers
46:Union of Post Office Workers
292:
82:. George Allen and Unwin.
216:
209:
203:
198:
190:
182:Women's Organiser of the
180:
172:
162:
154:Women's Organiser of the
152:
144:
139:
116:. I. B. Tauris. pp.
246:English trade unionists
78:Clinton, Alan (1984).
31:Chorlton-upon-Medlock
140:Trade union offices
108:Law, Cheryl (2000).
80:Post Office Workers
35:General Post Office
166:Position abolished
224:
223:
217:Succeeded by
211:Mayor of Wembley
191:Succeeded by
163:Succeeded by
127:978-1-86064-502-0
283:
214:1946–1947
204:Preceded by
188:1920–1937
173:Preceded by
160:1916–1919
145:Preceded by
137:
132:
131:
115:
105:
94:
93:
75:
26:and politician.
291:
290:
286:
285:
284:
282:
281:
280:
226:
225:
220:
213:
207:
194:
187:
178:
168:
159:
150:
135:
128:
107:
106:
97:
90:
77:
76:
69:
65:
12:
11:
5:
289:
287:
279:
278:
273:
268:
263:
258:
253:
248:
243:
238:
228:
227:
222:
221:
219:Harold Sirkett
218:
215:
208:
205:
201:
200:
199:Civic offices
196:
195:
192:
189:
179:
174:
170:
169:
164:
161:
151:
146:
142:
141:
134:
133:
126:
95:
88:
66:
64:
61:
24:trade unionist
17:Edith H. Howse
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
288:
277:
274:
272:
269:
267:
264:
262:
259:
257:
254:
252:
249:
247:
244:
242:
239:
237:
234:
233:
231:
212:
202:
197:
186:
185:
177:
171:
167:
158:
157:
149:
143:
138:
129:
123:
119:
114:
113:
104:
102:
100:
96:
91:
85:
81:
74:
72:
68:
62:
60:
58:
54:
49:
47:
42:
40:
36:
32:
27:
25:
22:
18:
210:
181:
176:New position
175:
165:
153:
148:New position
147:
111:
79:
53:Labour Party
50:
43:
28:
16:
15:
241:1955 deaths
236:1883 births
206:Frank Crook
230:Categories
89:0043310869
63:References
55:member of
193:M. Peake
29:Born in
57:Wembley
21:British
124:
86:
118:86–87
122:ISBN
84:ISBN
232::
120:.
98:^
70:^
130:.
92:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.