In the 1920s, the Federation was concerned about the number of organisations which restricted access to women, including medical schools, local authorities and other employers.[1] Several medical schools had reverted to refusing women access, and many organisations had marriage bars. An early campaign of the Federation included a 1918 protest against London County Council's decision to return to a pre-war refusal to employ married women.[2] A standing committee on Married Medical Women followed in 1921. By the 1930s, Stepney and the city of York had appointed women Medical Officers of Health.[7]