News in Brief: Equal Pay Petition

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1292A

Date Released

11 Mar 1954

Date submitted

Mar 1954

Date submitted

9 Mar 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1News in Brief: German Toy Fair
2. 2News in Brief: Liner Raised
3. 3News in Brief: Equal Pay Petition
4. 4Victoria - Royal Engagements
5. 5The American Scenes: First US Jet Airliner
6. 6The American Scenes: Film Festival
7. 7The American Scenes: Moist Marriage

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Section Title

News in Brief

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Equal Pay Petition. DESCRIPTION: A campaign for Equal Pay was opened when four women MP’s set off from Smith Square, Westminster. A petition was to be presented to the House of Commons. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Four MP’s leave Smith Square, Westminster. Doctor Edith Summerskill, Miss Irene Ward, Mrs Barbara Castle and Patricia Ford leaves with petitions in landaus. Arriving at Parliament, shot of poster Women pay demands etc. Shots of cameramen. Shots of four ladies handing petitions in at door.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Vehicles; Demonstrations

Locations

Westminster

Card file number

60655

Credits:

Camera

George Richardson

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Martin Gray

Length of story (in feet)

57

Story extras:

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