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The National Council of Women of Great Britain: submission
Catalogue reference: JA 1/340
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This record is about the The National Council of Women of Great Britain: submission dating from 1998 in the series Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the Elderly: Registered Files (RYC Series). It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- JA 1/340
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1998
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Description (What the record is about)
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The National Council of Women of Great Britain: submission
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Departmental reference: 623 vol 1
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Immediately
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- Welfare
- Sex and gender
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