Woman Between 1914 and 1961

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  • Women 1914 - 1961
    • Before 1914
      • Second class citizens
      • Main role is wife and mother
      • Not supposed to work
        • Some had to work for money
        • Would do low paid unskilled jobs
          • Textile Industry
        • Paid less than men
      • Very Restricted
        • Had to go out with older chaperone
        • No drinking
        • No smoking
        • dress conservatively
        • no makeup
      • No vote
    • In WW1
      • VAD
        • voulenteers and worked as nurses behind l
      • WAAD
        • Took over most jobs. Set up in 1917
      • WRAF
        • Routine office and domestic duty
      • War Industry
        • Made bullets, shells and other war items
        • dangerous. 69 workers killed in silver ton explosion. lead poisoning
      • Womans Land Army
        • Farmers, grave diggers, police etc. 260,000 in WLA and 800,000 in Industry
    • Between Wars
      • Vote
        • Woman over 30 could vote along with men over 21
        • 21 year old women are too immature to vote
        • 1918. women over 21 could vote
      • Social change
        • more leisure time
        • chose when to have kids. (contraception advice)
        • Don't have to take family member on dates
        • Less restrictive clothes
        • New fashions, dances, hairstyles, makeup
        • Could seek a divorce if man cheated. Kept property
    • WW2
      • Same as WW1
        • Homefront, industry, armed forces roles.
        • Paid 75% less than men.
          • Still happy with wages. Earned more than ever before
      • 1943, equal pay commission
        • No Power
      • Trades Union Congress (TUC)
        • helped women in WW2
        • Accepted more women
        • Campaigned for equal treatment of women
      • Goverment
        • provided nurseries
          • 1,450 set up in WW2. Only 104 before war
        • encouraged job shares

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