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What time did a working class woman wake up at and finish chores at at the start of the century?
Woke up at 5.30am and finished chores at 10pm
Once a working class woman, in 1900, had woken up, what did she do?
Clean out the fire and make a new one for the day. She would then prepare food for her husbands and sons to take to work and then make breakfast
What were working class women obsessed with and took pride in at the start of the century?
The cleanliness of their home
What tasks did working class women have to do everyday in 1900?
Scrub the doorstep, shopping, prepare and empty a bath for her husband and sons, make the fire, take care of children
How were irons heated by working class women in 1900?
Over the fire
Who helped working class women with household chores in 1900?
Older daughters
What was life like for a working class woman in 1900?
Difficult and a constant struggle
How did the life expectancy of working class women in 1900 reflect their hard life?
Life expectancy was low, life was difficult and affected a woman’s health
How did household chores affect a working class woman’s health in 1900?
Women had to do a lot of physical work such as preparing the bath and cleaning, aswell as spending a large portion of their life pregnant
On average, how many children did a working class family have in 1900?
12
How would you describe the life of an upper class woman in 1900?
Luxurious
What were popular among the upperclass in 1900?
House parties
What happened at a high society house party in 1900?
2-3 days of hunting, fishing and shooting in the country estate. Evenings consisted of banquets, music and dancing
What were upperclass girls taught to do in 1900?
Play the piano and dance
Before marriage, what was the role of young upperclass girls in 1900?
Dance and dine
Why did upperclass girls receive little formal education in 1900?
It wasn’t needed for their role of becoming a high society hostess and perfect wife
What made affairs acceptable for the upperclass in 1900?
A social code existed that meant affairs were acceptable as long as the couple portrayed domestic bliss to others, with the wife fulfilling her duty of being the ‘perfect’ wife
Who was the head of the household in an upperclass family in 1900?
The husband
What jobs was an upperclass husband responsible for in 1900?
Dealing with finances, hiring servants
What was an upperclass married woman responsible for in 1900?
The household staff, had to delegate tasks to servants
What was the role of a married upperclass woman in 1900?
To be perfect, a hostess, quiet, stay at home
What channel did ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ air on and between what years?
ITV from 1971 to 1975
What does the concept of upstairs, downstairs mean?
In a country estate, the servants working downstairs and their masters being upstairs
Which two servants were the most important in an upperclass household in 1900?
Butler and cook
