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GIRL AND MIRROR

Girl And Mirror (1936)

Mirror attached to a coat so girl can see over her shoulder.

GIRL WEIGHT LIFTERS

Girl Weight Lifters (1954)

Footage of girl weight lifters in action at gym in Paddington, London.

GIRL FOOTBALLERS

Girl Footballers (1961)

Female football team, the Heartthrobs, play against schoolboys to preserve male...

EVE GOES TO IT!

Eve Goes To It! (1941)

Excellent story of women 'doing their bit' by making speedboats to be used in...

WOMEN ATHLETICS aka WOMEN ATHLETES issue title SEE HOW THEY RUN

Women Athletics AKA Women Athletes Issue Title See How They Run (1937)

Women's athletic...

WOMAN SHOT

Woman Shot (1940)

Shooting champion Margaret Wilson gives lessons on her small rifle range.

STEEPLEJILLS

Steeplejills (1948)

A woman is employed as a steeplejack in Enfield, Greater London.

 

 

CIGARS

Cigars (1954)

Footage of women smoking cigars in Mayfair, London.

FLOWER SCULPTURE

Flower Sculpture (1969)

Feminist flower arranger Mrs Elizabeth Hayes demonstrates her flower sculpture...

SELF-DEFENCE - HINTS BY DOROTHY DARKE & ARTHUR OWEN

Self-Defence - Hints By Dorothy Darke & Arthur Owen (1931)

Great self defence demonstration by...

REAL KNOCKABOUTS!

Real Knockabouts! (1932)

Women boxers and wrestlers in the ring.

PASTURES NEW

Pastures New (1932)

Cows are moved along a river by boat to greener pastures.

BOB GREGORY aka WOMAN JUDO SELF DEFENCE

Bob Gregory AKA Woman Judo Self Defence (1937)

Bob Gregory with attractive assistant and tough...

GORDON HOLDOM

Gordon Holdom (1939)

Baritone singer Gordon Holdom sings 'Here's to the Ladies'.

HAIR STYLES

Hair Styles (1950)

Great footage of short hairstyles for the 50s, inspired by the Eton crops of the 20s.

CAREERS FOR GIRLS

Careers For Girls (1944)

A bored secretary at work does everything she can to avoid typing 'dreary...

TROTTING

Trotting (1953)

Footage of the old sport of trotting racing in London.

JEAN MORTIMER

Jean Mortimer (1946)

A look at woman racing driver, Jean Mortimer, preparing her car for end of petrol...

TOUGH GIRLS

Tough Girls (1947)

Film stunt girls wrestle in a garden.

GIRL CAR MANUFACTURER

Girl Car Manufacturer (1953)

Car manufacturer Daphne Arnott prepares her cars to race at Silverstone.

JUDO

Judo (1954)

Footage of men and women in training at the London Judo Society, London.

WOMAN HARBOURMASTER

Woman Harbourmaster (1961)

Agnes Russell, the only female harbourmaster in Britain, goes about her work.

HOUSEWIFE SCRAP MERCHANT

Housewife Scrap Merchant (1961)

Mary Ford loads scrap metal onto her truck in Ipswich, Suffolk.

THE WEAKER SEX!

The Weaker Sex! (1933)

May Whitley throws Charles Cawkell about using jujitsu techniques.

THE DAREDEVIL

The Daredevil (1932)

Crocodile wrestling and feeding baby crocs with a baby's bottle.

WOMAN EDITOR issue title is JACK AND JILL

Woman Editor Issue Title Is Jack And Jill (1942)

Whilst husband is in army, Mrs Whitaker runs his...

GIRLS ON MOTORBIKES aka NFS GIRL MOTORCYCLISTS, on sleeve as GIRLSON MOTORBIKES...

Girls On Motorbikes AKA Nfs Girl Motorcyclists, On Sleeve As Girlson Motorbikes... (1944)

Female...

FREE SPEECH issue title is FREE AND EASY

Free Speech Issue Title Is Free And Easy (1944)

Australia's version of Speakers' Corner: Yarrabank,...

JUDO

Judo (1950)

Footage of Judo being demonstrated at the South London Judo Society in Kennington.

BOY DRIVER

Boy Driver (1953)

Small girl drives a racing car, then her younger brother has a go.

GIRL BARGE SMASHER

Girl Barge Smasher (1957)

Film about Ivy Wiggans who smashes up old boats and barges for a living.

EXERCISE BY HYPNOSIS aka GYM HYPNOTIST

Exercise By Hypnosis AKA Gym Hypnotist (1958)

Lou Ravelle demonstrates his technique for increasing...

LADIES RIFLE CLUB aka RIFLE RANGE

Ladies Rifle Club AKA Rifle Range (1958)

A light-hearted glimpse into an unusual (for the time)...

GIRL POLICE CYCLISTS

Girl Police Cyclists (1960)

The first policewomen motorcyclists in training at the Metropolitan Police...

DOMESTICS UNLIMITED

Domestics Unlimited (1961)

Resting actors work for Malcolm Taylor's domestic help agency in St John's...

MISS VICTORIAN AND MISS MODERN

Miss Victorian And Miss Modern (1937)

A conversation between a Victorian lady and a modern girl.

CLAY PIPES

Clay Pipes (1955)

A husband and wife team make thousands of clay pipes a week in their garden shed.

LIFEBOAT WOMEN

Lifeboat Women (1953)

Women help men to launch lifeboat at small coastal town in Kent.

MODERN EDUCATION

Modern Education (1950)

Girls learn woodwork and boys learn cookery at Secondary Modern School in...

TIME TO REMEMBER - TIME OF THE SUFFRAGETTES  1911 - 1913  - record h - reel 2

Time To Remember - Time Of The Suffragettes 1911 - 1913 - Record H - Reel 2 (1913-1914)

Events...

JUDO DEBS. aka JUDO GIRLS, aka JUDO SCHOOL and JUDO DEBS - CP 003 Int'l

Judo Debs. AKA Judo Girls, AKA Judo School And Judo Debs - Cp 003 Int'l (1956)

Fantastic...

WOMEN'S ISLAND

Women's Island (1957)

An item about the beautiful island of Grand Cayman where most of the inhabitants...

GIRL GUIDES

Girl Guides (1969)

Story showing how modern the girl guides are in 1969 - adventure holiday and Gang...

MISS EARHART'S WONDERFUL RECEPTION!

Miss Earhart's Wonderful Reception! (1932)

Aviator Amelia Earhart gets a ticker tape parade in New...

JUDO SCHOOL aka JUDO GIRLS and JUDO DEBS - CP 066

Judo School AKA Judo Girls And Judo Debs - Cp 066 (1956)

Fantastic footage of girl Judo exponents...

TIME TO REMEMBER - TIME OF THE SUFFRAGETTES  1911 - 1913  - record a - reel 1

Time To Remember - Time Of The Suffragettes 1911 - 1913 - Record A - Reel 1 (1911-1913)

Events...

STOLEN FROM MEN

Stolen From Men (1962)

Shocking 60's fashion - green, white, golden nail polish, Mary Quant dresses,...

WAISTCOAT CLUB aka WAISTCOATS FOR WOMEN

Waistcoat Club AKA Waistcoats For Women (1955)

Some glorious waistcoats are modelled - club members...

OUT OF THE BOTTLE

Out Of The Bottle (1932)

Extracts from a stage show starring Frances Day and Jack Leopold - song and...

A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN

A Tribute To Women (1945)

Pathe pays tribute to housewives for their war efforts.