Six Point Group

The six original specific aims were: These later evolved into six general points of equality for women: political, occupational, moral, social, economic and legal.

[2] Members included former militant suffragists - such as Dorothy Evans, Florence Macfarlane, Monica Whately, Helen Archdale, Charlotte Marsh, Theresa Garnett[3] and Stella Newsome[4] - as well as younger women like Winifred Holtby, Vera Brittain and Caroline Haslett.

[5] Though the membership was usually under 300, the Six Point Group wielded considerable political influence in the interwar years and during the Second World War.

They objected that the compensation provided for by the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act of 1939 was skewed between male / female recipients.

It took part in the protests to have the Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act changed to give married women more financial protection.