The Association of Assistant Mistresses (AAM) was a

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

representing female teachers in British secondary schools. The union was founded in 1884 as the Association of Assistant Mistresses in Secondary Schools Incorporated, the last part of the name later being dropped. Membership of the union grew steadily, reaching 1,000 in 1910, and 39,000 in 1978. That year, single sex unions were banned, and the AAM accordingly merged with the Assistant Masters' Association, forming the Assistant Masters' and Mistresses' Association.

General Secretaries

When it was founded the first honorary secretary of the association was Florence Gadesden who was later a leading headmistress. :M. Quarrier Hogg :1921: U. Gordon Wilson :c.1943: Olive M. Hastings :1960: Sheila Wood{{fact, date=July 2023

References

External links

Association of Assistant Mistresses, 1885-1978 collection
at the Modern Records Centre,

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Teacher associations based in the United Kingdom Trade unions established in 1884 Trade unions disestablished in 1978 Trade unions based in London