This amazing lady was instrumental in the establishment of Family Allowances paid directly to the mother. Eleanor Rathbone was relentless in her feminist campaign, but largely forgotten by history. Despite years of social reform, the upkeep of children remains primarily a female role. I wonder what Eleanor Rathbone would have thought of a hard working widow being denied Family Allowace while a couple with a joint income of 70k would benefit. Bizarre.
This amazing lady was instrumental in the establishment of Family Allowances paid directly to the mother. Eleanor Rathbone was relentless in her feminist campaign, but largely forgotten by history. Despite years of social reform, the upkeep of children remains primarily a female role. I wonder what Eleanor Rathbone would have thought of a hard working widow being denied Family Allowace while a couple with a joint income of 70k would benefit. Bizarre.
Thank you for this post. What would Eleanor have made of it? Please post future thoughts and links also to my new Eleanor Rathbone Facebook page, set up to try and show the extent of concern about this measure, and to try and do something about it.
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=98&uid=133104790071809#!/pages/Eleanor-Rathbone/133104790071809
Posted by: Ruthgledhill.blogspot.com | October 06, 2010 at 06:56 PM