The Conservatives say their high street charter would guide businesses and local councils on how to manage town centres.
It was common for women to manage town inns, some to manage restaurants, farmers' daughters to weave mats and sell them on their own behalf, midwives to deliver babies, Buddhist nuns to study religious texts and sutras, female nurses to assist physicians, and women to keep a close eye on their own financial affairs.
He later managed Grimsby Town, Workington and Huddersfield Town before moving to become Liverpool manager in December 1959.
The manager Graham Westley has managed Farnborough Town since August 1999.
The former Wolves chief scout, 56, who also managed Mansfield Town and Telford United, started his playing career with home-town club Plymouth Argyle, before a season at Derby County, followed by 373 games for Mansfield.
He managed Kettering Town and Cambridge United before moving to manage first division West Bromwich Albion.
After ending a playing career that began with 61 appearances for Arsenal but finished in non-League football, the former striker managed Slough Town and Woking before joining Reading as chief scout 11 years ago.
Slade, who was sacked by Charlton Athletic this season after just 16 games in charge, has also managed Yeovil Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Cardiff City and Leyton Orient during his 22-year managerial career.
The former Manchester United, Inter Milan, Liverpool and England midfielder previously managed Macclesfield Town, MK Dons, Blackburn Rovers and Notts County.
Gray, who previously managed Northampton Town, has now guided Wednesday up to 19th in the table with a game in hand over many of the teams around them.
