TitleInterview with Emma Chatterton (tape 1)
ReferenceTAPE/114
Date
1985
Scope and ContentEmma Chatterton was born in Clayton Village, Bradford, in 1913. She talks about her father's death in World War One. Her mother worked in munitions (night work), Emma and her brother being brought up mainly by their aunt. Emma could not afford to continue at the (grammar) school, so she worked as a spinner, then for the Co-operative Society (during World War Two). She married young, and had two children (Rosemary and Peter (1937)). She joined the Co-operative Women's Guild (because of her aunt), and began to realise the world did not end at Clayton. She learned about the work of the Guild (started 1883), family allowances and the Co-operative Party. She joined the Labour Party, and in 1946 stood for Listerhills (Co-operative Party and Labour Party). She became a magistrate, and the first woman to be Chair of the Bench in Bradford.
This tape and tape 113 are extremely interesting. There are Word documents which give a summary of the tapes, and a partial transcript. There is also information about her, including photographs, in the Co-operative Women's Guild section at the W.C.M.L.
This tape and tape 113 are extremely interesting. There are Word documents which give a summary of the tapes, and a partial transcript. There is also information about her, including photographs, in the Co-operative Women's Guild section at the W.C.M.L.
Extent1 Cassette tape
Physical descriptionNWSA copy
Persons keywordChatterton, Emma, Co-operative Women's Guild, Labour Party
SubjectOral history, Co-operative movement, Co-operative guilds, International solidarity, Peace issues, Justice system, Local councillors
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal locationZ (Room 24)