单词 | townswomen's guild |
释义 | > as lemmasTownswomen's Guild Townswomen's Guild n. (in the United Kingdom) an organization of women in towns and cities, who meet regularly and participate in educational, social, and political activities; abbreviated TG.The first Townswomen's Guild was formed in Haywards Heath in 1928. ΚΠ 1929 Times 26 Nov. 19/4 Lady Cynthia Colville, the president of the Townswomen's Guild Appeal..spoke of the great need there was in small towns and residential suburbs for the new Townswomen's Guilds, which are to fulfil a role similar to that played by the women's institutes in the rural areas. 1933 Ludlow Advertiser 25 Feb. 6/4 The Townswomen's Guild held a whist drive on Monday night in the Guild Room in Broad Street. 1960 J. Stroud Shorn Lamb vii. 79 Miss Dashforth stumped the whole area addressing Mothers' Unions, Townswomen's Guilds, Parent-Teacher Associations and so on. 1996 Big Issue 8 July 25/1 We at the Townswomen's Guilds are campaigning for the abolition of single person's supplements which bolster the price of hotel rooms. < as lemmas |
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