Women's Liberal Federation

Catherine & William Gladstone

The Women's Liberal Federation was an organisation that was part of the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom.

History

The Women's Liberal Federation (WLF) was formed in 1886 by fifteen local Women's Liberal Associations. In 1887 the first representative Council was held. It was reported that the federation membership was about 6,000. By 1904 there were 494 affiliated associations and a membership of approximately 67,600. The WLF's objectives included promoting just legislation for women, through the introduction of votes for women at local and parliamentary elections, on the same basis as men.^[1]

In 1988, when the Liberal Party merged with the SDP to form the Liberal Democrats, the WLF was wound up.

President of the Women's Liberal Federation

The WLF President was elected annually, and served for a one-year term.^[2]

Aberdeen

Bonham-Carter

Wintringham

Corbett Ashby

Alison Garland

From	To	Name
1877	1893	Catherine Gladstone
1893	1894	The Countess of Aberdeen, Ishbel Maria Gordon
1894	1902	The Countess of Carlisle
1902	1906	The Countess of Aberdeen
1908	1916	The Countess of Carlisle
1916	1919	Lady Aberconwy
1919	1921	Hilda Runciman
1921	1923	The Viscountess Cowdray
1923	1925	Violet Bonham Carter
1925	1927	Margaret Wintringham
1928	1929	Margery Corbett Ashby
1929	1931	Lady Acland
1931	1932	Catherine Alderton
1932	1934	Margaret Wintringham
1934	1936	Alison Garland
1936	1938	Megan Lloyd George
1938	1939	Viscountess Dorothy Gladstone
1939	1945	Violet Bonham Carter
1945	1947	Megan Lloyd George
1947	1949	Eleanor Layton, Lady Layton
1949	1950	Ethel Strudwick
1950	1952	Doreen Gorsky
1952	1955	Malys Thompson
1955	?	Sybil Mary Whitamore
by 1961	1962	Heather Harvey
1962	1964 or later	Winifred Grubb
as of 1965	?	Audrey Malindine
by 1966	1968	Gaenor Heathcoat Amory
1968	1970	Stina Robson
1970	1972	Penelope Jessel
1972	1974	Joyce Rose
1974	1977	Baroness Seear
1977	?	Nelia Penman
?	?	Meg Budd
?	1983	Elizabeth Sidney
1983	1985	Laura Grimond
by 1986	?	Christina Baron

References

↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1905
↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1905-1939

External links

Liberal Democrat history

Liberal Party

Leadership

Leaders

Leaders in the House of Commons (1859–1916)	Palmerston (1859–65) Gladstone (1865–75) Hartington (1875–80) Gladstone (1880–94) Rosebery (1894–96) Harcourt (1896–98) Campbell-Bannerman (1899–1908) Asquith (1908–16)

Leaders in the House of Lords (1859–1916)	Granville (1859–65) Russell (1865–68) Granville (1868–91) Kimberley (1891–94) Rosebery (1894–96) Kimberley (1896–1902) Spencer (1902–05) Ripon (1905–08) Crewe (1908–23)

Overall Leaders (1916–88)	Asquith (1916–26) Maclean (interim) (1918–20) Lloyd George (1926–31) Samuel (1931–35) Sinclair (1935–45) Davies (1945–56) Grimond (1956–67) Thorpe (1967–76) Grimond (1976) Steel (1976–88)

Deputy Leaders

Samuel (1929–31)
Sinclair (1931–35)
Harris (1940–45)
vacant (1945–49)
Lloyd George (1949–51)
vacant (1951–62)
Wade (1962–64)
vacant (1964–76)
Pardoe (1976-79)
vacant (1979-85)
Beith (1985–88)

Leaders in the Lords (1916–88)

Crewe (1908–23)
Fallodon (1923–24)
Beauchamp (1924–31)
Reading (1931–36)
Crewe (1936–44)
Samuel (1944–55)
Rea (1955–67)
Byers (1967–84)
Seear (1984–88)

Presidents

Chamberlain (1877–80)
Collings (1880–81)
Fell Pease (1881–82)
Kitson (1883–90)
Foster (1886–90)
Spence Watson (1890–1902)
Birrell (1902–06)
Dyke Acland (1906–07)
Angus (1908–11)
J Brunner (1911–18)
Lunn (1918–20)
Robertson (1920–23)
Maclean (1923–26)
Spender (1926–27)
Hobhouse (1927–30)
Brampton (1930–33)
Meston (1936–43)
Bonham Carter (1945–47)
Foot (1947–48)
Dodds (1948–49)
McFadyean (1949–50)
Fothergill (1950–52)
Walker (1952–53)
L Robson (1953–54)
White (1954–55)
Rea (1955–56)
Behrens (1956–57)
Micklem (1957–58)
Comyns Carr (1958–59)
Glanville (1959–60)
Murray (1960–61)
Malindine (1961–62)
F Brunner (1962–63)
Rees-Williams (1963–64)
Fulford (1964–65)
Seear (1965–66)
Henley and Northington (1966–67)
Wade (1967–68)
Beaumont (1968–69)
S Robson (1969–70)
Terrell (1971–72)
Jones (1972–73)
Lloyd (1973–74)
Holt (1974–75)
Wingfield (1975–76)
Goldstone (1976–77)
Evans (1977–78)
Steed (1978–79)
Holme (1979–80)
Bingham (1980–82)
Griffiths (1982–83)
Tordoff (1983–84)
Watson (1984–85)
Penhaligon (1985–86)
Wilson (1986–87)
Slade (1987–88)

Leadership elections

1967 (Thorpe) 1976 (Steel)

Governments

Single party Liberal governments	First Gladstone ministry (1868–74) Second Gladstone ministry (1880–85) Third Gladstone ministry (1886) Fourth Gladstone ministry (1892–94) Rosebery ministry (1894–95) Campbell-Bannerman ministry (1905–08) First Asquith ministry (1908–15)

Liberal-led coalitions	Second Asquith ministry (1915–16) Lloyd George ministry (1916–22)

Coalitions with Liberal ministers	First National ministry (1931) Churchill war ministry (1940–45)

Structure

Parliamentarians	Members of Parliament Members of the House of Lords Chief Whip

Frontbench	Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1945–56 Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1956–67 Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1967–76 Liberal Party Frontbench Team, 1976–88

State parties	National Liberal Federation Liberal Party Organisation Scottish Liberal Party

SAOs	National League of Young Liberals Union of Liberal Students Women's Liberal Federation

Splinter groups

Liberal Unionist Party National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)

Related organisations

Brooks's (1764–present) Cambridge University Liberal Club (Presidents/Chairs) (1886–present) National Liberal Club (1882–present) Oxford University Liberal Club (Presidents) (1913–present) Reform Club (1836–present) Social Democratic Party (1981–88) SDP–Liberal Alliance (1981–88) Ulster Liberal Party (1956–1987)

History and related topics

Coalition Coupon General election manifestos Glee Club The Land Lib–Lab pact Liberator One more heave Peelites Whig Party

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