Women At Work

'equal Pay For Women' - Pathe Opinion Poll (1946)

Various people give their opinions on equal pay for women.

Bank For Ladies Only (1964)

Footage of bank for women only in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Land Girls For Scotland (1945)

Ministry of Information trailer calling for more Land Girls in Scotland.

Woman Working At Butcher's AKA Lady Grocers (1914)

Woman working as a butcher.

Sabrina (1956)

TV glamour star Sabrina has her Polyphotos taken at Bourne and Hollingsworth, Oxford Street.

Steeplejills (1948)

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

Roll Out The Petrol! (1960)

Female garage attendants do their work on roller skates. East Ham, London.

Domestics Unlimited (1961)

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

Around City Of London In Colour AKA London Scenes (1961)

Scenes of London

Making Lorries (1914)

Good footage of workers in lorry factory.

Sportsman And Woman Of The Year (1968)

Sportsman and Woman of the Year held at Savoy Hotel, London.

Foreign Compacts (1956)

Souvenir powder compacts made for export abroad in a factory in East London.

Carpets Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1955)

Contrasting modern carpets of the mid 1950s with those of an earlier age - nice domestic interiors.

British Philatelic Bureau - Colour (1969)

British Philatelic Bureau exhibits stamps in London - Colour.

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 650 - Anti Locust Research And Hearing Aid Museum (1967)

Out takes (cuts, rushes) for story featured in CP 650.

Anti Locust Research (1967)

Scientists at a London laboratory research the habits and lives of locusts.

Air Ministry Roof (1959)

Weather forecasting on the Air Ministry roof is demonstrated by Miss Julie Wright.

Is Eve Going Too Far - In Athletics? (1931)

Footage of women's athletics meeting - some sports seen in slow motion.

Emancipation Of Women (1890)

PART 2. Documentary covering changes in women's lives and status between l890 and 1930.

Ealing School Of Art (1957)

Old and new confronted at student's fashion show.

Nurses At St. Bartholomew's Hospital (1973)

Good shots of nurses at work in the wards of St. Bartholomew's Hospital (Bart's), London.

Know The British Reel 2 (1974)

Fantastic film educating Americans on the bizarre customs, etiquette and traditions of the British! c. 1974

Swinging Britain Neg (1967)

Britain swings like crazy as stories are gathered for the first issue of groovy new magazine 'Intro' (neg version - see note in description).

Typist's Treat AKA Penguin Pool For Typists (1969)

When typists get bored they look out of the window at their company's penguin pool!

This Is Lloyds AKA All Risks - Reel 2 (1961)

Documentary about Lloyd's of London, the famous insurance organisation

X Rays Radiologists Issue Title Is Step On It (1944)

Medical Research Council takes chest x-rays of men and women to look for signs of TB.

Cosmetic Factory - Colour (1972)

Brilliant item showing women cosmetic factory workers being interviewed - Colour.

Polio Treatment (1951)

Good footage of treatment for polio victims at Queen Mary's Hospital in Carshalton.

Hometown - Wolsey (1950)

Nice little film showing us Wolsey socks being made at their Leicester mills.

Ford Workers Strike - Dagenham (1970)

Workers at the Ford car plant in Dagenham picket and march in protest over pay.

Glamour At No. 10 AKA Reading University Rag (1953)

Girls from Reading University protest at comments from male students about their glamour.

Asian Doctor England (1974)

Asian Doctor and receptionist with patients.

Bart's Hospital (1974)

Shots of maternity ward, plus student nurses in lectures and training on the wards.

Woman's World AKA Womans World (1968)

In the chase towards equality, women are still bent on keeping their looks - claims film. Glamorous & cool!!!

Educating Children In Hospital (1947)

Item showing children having outdoor lesson at Carshalton hospital. Surrey.

1000th Member Of 1000 Mph Club AKA Woman Is 1000th Member Of 1000 Mph Club (1968)

Pilot Officer Vivienne Whyer becomes 9th woman to fly Lightning fighter plane.

Hospital (1954)

Good footage of patients being treated at St. James Hospital in Balham, London.

Wanted Alive (1957)

Pathe investigates the shortage of secretaries.

London Telephone Exchange (1970)

Women at work at London telephone exchange.

Electric Portable Typewriter AKA World's First Electric Portable Typewriter AKA Remote Control Manipulator (1958)

A light-hearted comparison of the typewriters of the past and the new electric machines of the present.