Women in the records

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Married women teachers declarations

These records are digitised and available to search and view in our catalogue. This webinar explores the declarations, why they were required and how to find them.

Married women teachers' applications, 1932–35

The Married Women (Lecturers and Teachers) Act of 1932 restricted employment of married women in the Department of Public Instruction. We hold 693 digitised declarations for exemption by married women teachers for the years 1932–35

Women in the archives

Tips for finding records related to women in the archives: at work, in family life, in the care of institutions and in death