Catholic Women's League

The Catholic Women's League (CWL) is a Roman Catholic lay organisation founded in 1906 by Margaret Fletcher aimed at women in England and Wales.[1][2] Through emigration in the past, the CWL may be found in some Commonwealth countries. It is especially flourishing in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.[3]

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A stall for the CWL at Saint Pancras Church, Ipswich

Further reading

Olivier Rota, "Margaret Fletcher and the Roman Catholic thinking on women before the First World War. An idea of woman and woman’s higher education", in Women's History Magazine, 58, Spring/Summer 2008, pp. 34–37.

See also

Catholic Women's League of Canada

References

"Catholic Women’s League — History"
"Margaret Fletcher 1862–1943 – Founder of the League". catholicwomensleague.org.
"The Catholic Women's League". catholicwomensleague.org.

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Official website

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