Tag: GRO0245

Two New Acts: Bankruptcy & Mental Deficiency Legislation: … (Mental Deficiency) …Precautions against Abuse: … For that reason, any fear of harsh and oppressive action against trivial cases may be disregarded. Nevertheless, such a fear had to be fought by those who introduced the Act. … The Act in question is not likely to be in operation immediately, for there has been some delay in issuing the necessary regulations from the Home Office. But the Central Board is now appointed – Mrs. Pinsent, who has been one of the foremost advocates of some such Act, is a member, and full administrative details will be settled. The preventive clause of the Bill, such as those concerning the marriage of defectives were dropped during the Bill’s consideration in the Commons, and as it stands today the Act is concerned simply with the care of those already suffering from some mental deficiency.

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949

Bills Effect on Women: … … This last statement is rather remarkable since the Qualification of Women Act of 1907 not only stated that “a woman shall not be disqualified by sex or marriage for being elected to, or being, a councillor or alderman of any county of borough,” but a revising barrister (In the case brought by Mrs. Dixon and other married women in Birmingham) said the law meant what it said. And further, a married woman (Mrs. Pinsent has been a member of the Birmingham City Council); … therefore, either the statement in the Act of 1907 or the statement in the present Bill is inaccurate …

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949

Women and Public Life: Councillor Miss Martineau and Present Disabilities: … In the report, regret was expressed at the resignations from the City Council of Mrs. Hume Pinsent, who has left Birmingham, and Miss Pugh on account of ill health.

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949

Edgbaston Unionists: Miss Clara Martineau and Officials’ Salaries: The Annual meeting of the Edgbaston Ward Liberal Unionist Association was held at the Vestry Hall, Islington Row, Birmingham, last evening, Councillor Miss Martineau presiding. The Committee in their report stated that the past political year had been uneventful in the ward. They had sustained a heavy loss in the departure of Councillor Mrs. Hume Pinsent, whose expert knowledge in education had been of so much use to the Council. In her place they had secured the election of Miss Clara Martineau a daughter of the late Sir Thomas Martineau, a former Mayor of Birmingham. … …

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949

Congress on Social Work: The International Congress on Social Work and Service, State, Municipal, and Voluntary, which is to be held at the University of London from May 30th to June 5th, should prove to be of considerable importance if those who take part in organising it include a sufficient number of women and men well versed in the subjects with which it is to deal. The executive committee has at present two women members only — Lady Downes, late inspector of boarded-out children under the Local Government Board, and member of the Central Poor Law Conference Committee; and Mrs. Hume Pinsent, Commissioner of the Board of Control under the Mental Deficiency Act — but doubtless other women will be invited to join, as there are already nineteen men upon the committee. The Subjects arranged for the congress to discuss are: (1) Thrift in its relation to relief; (2) international provision for the assistance of deserted children; (3) the assistance of prisoners and extradited persons; (4) the care and control of the mentally defective; (5) State insurance and hospitals; (6) the relation of the municipality to public and private assistance; (7) the housing of the working classes; (8) the work of school care committees. All these are subjects upon which it will be interesting to learn the views of experienced women as well as men.

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949

Congress on Social Work: The international congress of Social Work and Services, State, Municipal and Voluntary, which is to be held at the University of London from May 30^th to June 5^th, should prove to be of considerable importance if those who take part in organising it include a sufficient number of women and men versed in the subjects with which it is to deal. The executive committee has at present two women members only – Lady Downes, late inspector of boarded out children under the Local Government Board, and member of the Central Poor Law Conference Committee, and Mrs. Hume Pinsent, Commissioner of the Board of Control under the Mental Deficiency Act – but doubtless other women will be invited to join as there are already nineteen men upon the committee … …

[see also Rochdale Observer: Saturday 7^th February 1914] 

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949

Congress on Social Work: The International Congress on Social Work and Service, State, Municipal and Voluntary which is to be held at the University of London from May 30 to June 5 should prove to be of considerable importance, if those who take part in organising it include a sufficient number of women and men well versed in the subjects with which it is to deal. The executive committee has at present two women members only … includes … and Mrs. Hume Pinsent, Commissioner of the Board of Control under the Mental Deficiency Act …

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949

The City Council: Resignation of Councillor Todd: The Birmingham City Council will be concerned at their next meeting in filling three vacancies. At the last meeting the resignation of Alderman Fletcher was accepted, and in February his successor will be appointed. … … Mr. Todd was first returned to the Council at the general municipal election in November 1911, when he headed the poll with 2,082 votes, Mr. Charles (C) receiving 2,065 votes and Mrs. Pinsent (LU) 2,031 votes. Since then, Mrs. Pinsent has left the Council …

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949

A New Act for Women to Administer: Many women who in the past have pressed for legislation in regard to the feeble-minded should now be making careful study of the provisions of the Mental Deficiency Act, which comes into force on April 1. …. One woman (honorary) commissioner has already been appointed in the person of Mrs. Pinsent who has already served on the Birmingham City Council. …

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949

Health Committee: Drastic Action with Regard to Insanitary Houses … long discussion … Mr. W. H. Dickinson, M.P. and Mrs. Pinsent have been appointed commissioners (unpaid) under the Mental Deficiency Act, 1913.

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949