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''National Women’s Register'' (NWR) is an organisation of women’s groups in the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa and the Netherlands. There is a branch of the organisation in Zimbabwe known as ''Women In Touch'' (WIT). There are individual members in France, Luxembourg, New Zealand, The Republic of Ireland, Uganda and The United Arab Emirates. ==History== NWR was founded in 1960.〔Cook et al. (1994) p.129〕 Mary Stott was editor of ''The Guardian'' Women’s Page and Betty Jerman wrote an article entitled ''Squeezed in like sardines in Suburbia'', saying that Suburbia was ''“an incredibly dull place to live and I blame the women. Their work kept them alert. Home and child-minding can have a blunting effect on a woman’s mind, but only she can sharpen it.''"〔Betty Jerman, Article, The Guardian, 19 February 1960〕 Maureen Nicol, one such housewife, wrote a letter to the editor in response saying: ''“Since having my first baby I have been constantly surprised how women seem to go into voluntary exile in the home once they leave their outside work… Perhaps housebound wives with liberal interests and a desire to remain individuals could form a national register so that whenever one moves, one could contact like-minded friends.”''〔Maureen Nicol, Letter to the Editor, The Guardian, 26 February 1960〕 Maureen was inundated with replies to her letter and the ''Housebound Housewives Register'', as it was first called, began. The name was soon changed to ''National Housewives' Register'', and in 1987 to ''National Women's Register''.〔Gordon and Doughan (2001) p.105〕 In 1995 Maureen Nicol was awarded the OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to women by founding the organisation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Women's Register」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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