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Australian Women's Guild of Empire (1928 - 1940)

From
1928
To
1940
Occupations
Political organisation and Lobby group

Summary

The Australian Women's Guild of Empire was founded in 1928 by Adela Pankhurst Walsh. It was modelled on and affiliated with the London based Women's Guild of Empire.
The Guild initially raised money for working class women and children hit by the Depression. It also advocated the need for industrial cooperation, and Pankhurst frequently spoke out against strikes. It was a conservative, patriotic organisation which developed strong anti-communist sentiments.

Details

Throughout its its existence, the Guild adopted the following objectives:
1. To combat Communism and all forms of class government.
2. To establish industrial co-operation and peave.
3. to uphold the Christian ideasl of life and safeguard the family.
4. To awaken the peoples to a sense of responsibility for the well-being of the community.
5. To deepen th realization of the value of British citizenship.
6. To assist in the development of Australia as a part of the British Empire.

Sources used to compile this entry: Castle, Josie, 'The Australian Women's Guild of Empire', in Elizabeth Windschuttle (ed.), Women, class and history: feminist perspectives on Australia, 1788-1978, Fontana/Collins, Sdney, 1980, pp. 287-312.

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Published resources

Books

  • Walsh, Adela Pankhurst, Australia and the Empire, Guild of Empire, Sydney. Details

Book Sections

  • Castle, Josie, 'The Australian Women's Guild of Empire', in Elizabeth Windschuttle (ed.), Women, class and history: feminist perspectives on Australia, 1788-1978, Fontana/Collins, Sdney, 1980, pp. 287-312. Details
  • Loveday, Peter, 'Anti political political thought. -Non/ Labor reactions against party politics during the Great Depression in New South Wales', in Judy Mackinolty (ed.), The Wasted Years?: Australia's great depression, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1981, pp. 129- 145. Details
  • Stone, Janey, 'Brazen hussies and God's police fighting back in the depression years. [Revised version of article published in Hecate, v.8, no.1, 1982]', in Sandra Bloodworth & Tom O'Lincoln (ed.), Rebel Women in Australian Working Class History, Interventions, Melbourne, 1998, pp. (39)-60. Details

Journal Articles

  • Damousi, Joy, 'The Enthusiasms of Adela Pankhurst Walsh', Australian Historical Studies, vol. 25, no. 100, 1993, pp. 422-436. Details

Newspapers

  • 'The Empire Gazette', "Edited by Adela Pankhurst Walsh", Australian Women's Guild of Empire, Sydney, 1929-1940. Details

Pamphlets

  • Walsh, Adela Pankhurst, Industrial co-operation: Policy speech of the Australian Women's Guild of Empire, "Delivered at the Sydney Town Hall, November 30, 1931"., Australian Women's Guild of Empire, Sydney, 1931, 11 pp. Details

Online Resources

Jane Carey

Created: 10 December 2004, Last modified: 30 April 2009

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