Irene Calvert, President of the Chamber of Commerce

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Irene Calvert, President of the Chamber of Commerce

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Location

Belfast

Year

1965

Date

Production 11/03/1965

Length

02min 09sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

Mrs Calvert has been elected as President of the Belfast Chamber of Commerce. Irene Calvert took particular interest in welfare and women’s issues. She was the first woman elected to the post of President. 

Notes

Irene Calvert (10 February 1909 – 19 May 2000) was a Northern Irish politician and economist who served as a Member of Parliament for Queen's University Belfast. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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