Culture and society in 1920's

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  • Culture and society in 1920's
    • Roles of women
      • 1923: Matrimonial Causes Act meant women did not need to prove cruelty etc. for divorce.
      • 1928 Representation of the People Act: gave women over the age of 21 the vote
      • 1919 Sex disqualification act it meant women could work in law or civil service
      • Development of new industries also provided new opportunities. By 1929 3 million were typists of clerks.
      • Nevertheless women still remained stuck in jobs that required long hours and low skills even if educated.
      • Women if they got married they lost their jobs marriage bar (their role in society).
      • Number of female teachers fell from 187k in 1921 to 181k in 1931 due to marriage bar.
      • Significant numbers of women as parliamentary candidates - 33 in 1922 and 69 1929. But only 1% of the HoC were women. Women never made up more than 5% of MP's. Total number peaked at 15 in 1931.
    • Fashion and lifestyles
      • Flappers: hair was short in bobs and clothing changed (shorter dresses). Clothing for sport became simpler for them.
      • It was a visual sign on loosening the social restraints upon women. Some women had access to birth control; family size fell from over 4 to around 3 and half.
    • Media
      • Growth of newspapers: 2 newspapers with more than a million in circulation; by the end of the decade it was more than 5.
      • BBC helped promote culture. Radio licenses went from 36k in 1922 to 2 million in 1926.
      • Cinema: popular, 7.5% of films had to be British. By end of 1920's there was talkies (sound films). However quality of cinema industry fell top satisfy the quota.
      • There was widespread support for disarmament and the League of Nations.
      • Poppy was used in 1922 for remembrance.

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