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Pharmacies launch codeword scheme to domestic abuse victims
If you are a victim of domestic abuse you can ask for ANI at your local pharmacy.
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Pioneers in educationIn the early twentieth century, teaching was a reliable, respectable profession for middle-class, educated young women. The 1919 Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act also made it easier for women to attend university and train as teachers. However, the act did not remove the marriage bar, meaning that women teachers were still expected to leave…
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Our BoardOur board members come from a wide range of backgrounds, giving their time voluntarily to help us run Women’s Pioneer Housing. A register of Board Declarations of Interests is avaliable upon request.Ruth Buckingham, Chair of the Board Ruth is a successful consultant with a background in strategic planning, performance management, service reviews, project management…
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Our story
Women’s Pioneer Housing (WPH) was established in 1920 by a group of suffrage and housing campaigners led by Anglo-Irish suffragist Etheldred Browning. Its mission was:to cater to the housing requirements of professional and other women of moderate means who require distinctive individual homes at moderate rentsTo celebrate one hundred years of providing homes for women…
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Timeline
TimelineJuly 1914World War I begins. Over the next four years, a huge number of women join the workforce for the first time, filling the gap left by the millions of men enlisted to fight. This exacerbates a shortage of affordable housing suitable for independent working.February 1918 After a long struggle for women’s suffrage, led by…
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InterviewsInterviews with Women’s Pioneer Housing tenants and staffAs part of the Women’s Pioneer Housing centenary project, we carried out interviews with a number of long-term residents and WPH’s longest-serving staff member.These recorded interviews make up a unique archive that provides us with first-hand insight into the day-to-day lives and experiences of WPH tenants and staff,…
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Resident consultation
Would you like to be a part of Women’s Pioneer Housing decision-making team? Take part in our resident consultation to help us pick a new contractor.
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Contact usWhere we areWomen’s Pioneer Housing Third floor, 3 Angel Walk, Hammersmith W6 9HX At the moment we are not be able to take any in-person meetings or drop-ins in the new office space. If you need to see your Housing Officer or a member of staff in person, we kindly ask that you…
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Collaborate
CollaborateWe seek to maximise opportunities for residents to collaborate with staff to deliver WPH objectives. We involve residents in our own work and our work with external providers and partners to continuously improve the quality of homes and services.The RESP lead on the development of an ongoing programme of collaborative activity and resident scrutiny. This…