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1
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what was the national average % of unemployment in 1923 compared to NE England?

A

nat=11%

NE=12%

2
Q

what was the 1923 Matrimonial causes act?

A

did not have to prove grounds of divorce

3
Q

what was the 1924 Guardianship of infants act?

A

guardianship of both parents allowed

4
Q

what was the 1926 New English Property law?

A

married and single women can hold and dispose property like men can

5
Q

what was the 1928 representation of the people act?

A

expanded vote so women under 21 could vote- now meant women had the same terms as men

6
Q

what was the largest area of employment for women?

A

clerical work (1m)

7
Q

what was the Sex Disqualification Act and who did it greatest impact?

A

women could now have jobs in law and civil service

mostly impacted MC women

8
Q

give 4 limitations faced by women in the 1920s?

A
  • gov encouraged women to stay at home and have babies
  • stuck in low skill high hour jobs
  • in 1931 the womens avg. wage was at the same pre war situation as being half the male avg wage
  • Marriage bar meant many lost their jobs after marriage, meaning many kept it a secret
9
Q

how many female MPs were their in 1923 and then 1929?

A

23=8

29=4

10
Q

who was the first female cabinet member and when?

A

Margaret Bondfield

1929 (2nd Lab gov)

11
Q

what was ‘guilds and labour’?

A

MC women worked to educate WC women

12
Q

give 3 example of womens lives changing in the 1920s?

A
  • shorter clothes etc.
  • cinema, smoking etc
  • access to birth control (avg family size fell from 4 to 3.5)
13
Q

how many papers had 1m circulation in 1920s and in 1930s?

A

20s=2

30s=5

14
Q

what was the most popular medium of entertainment in the 1920s, and what played a great part in this?

A

cinema

2p fee meant even WC could enjoy it

15
Q

what % of films shown were British?

A

5% (American made up very was majority of the rest)

16
Q

what was the 1927 cinematography act?

A

required 7.5% of films shown to be British

17
Q

when was the BBCorporation formed?

A

1926

18
Q

why was the gov regulation of the BBC favoured?

A

unregulated radio feared for spreading revolution and could cater for low taste

19
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who was the BBC manager?

A

Lord Reith

20
Q

what was the BBC seen as being used for?

A

bringing culture and spreading traditional values- serious tone and music, nothing before 12:30 on Sundays as people attended mass

21
Q

how many people owned radio licences in 1922, 1926 and 1930?

A

22=36k
26=2m
30=8m

22
Q

when was the remembrance poppy introduced?

A

1922