the position of women

Question 1

women were primarily seen as

Answer 1

housewives in the 1950s
- ideal women-a wife and mother

Question 2

average age of marriage

Answer 2

21 and 75% of all women were married

Question 3

how many women went out to work in 1951?

Answer 3

only 1 in 5 women

Question 4

family allowance

Answer 4

paid to women, supposed to ensure that women did not need to work and the welfare state was based on the nuclear family + full employment for men

Question 5

how were women financially dependent on their husbands ?

Answer 5

mortgages and bank accounts were in men’s names

Question 6

within a few months of ww2 ending how many women left work to return to their traditional role at home?

Answer 6

75% of women left work to return to their traditional role at home

Question 7

only by the 1960s women made up

Answer 7

1/3 of the workforce–> but worked low paid jobs

Question 8

what act in 1919 made women have more opportunities in education (+ criticism)

Answer 8

sex disqualification act 1919, women still exempt from holy orders + not all individual colleges were available for female entry

Question 9

what gave all women aged 21+ the right to vote in parliament + local elections

Answer 9

representation of the people act 1928
But women tend to not get involved in political affairs and tax authorities contributed to classify women as dependent on their fathers or husbands

Question 10

what act enabled women to get a divorce?

Answer 10

Matrimonial Causes Act 1923 - let women get divorce but this was still stigmatised and rare

Question 11

women’s lives in the home was improved by?

Answer 11

the new labour saving devices

Question 12

between 1957 and 1959 the number of households owning a washing machine rose by?

Answer 12

54%

Question 13

between 1957 and 1959 the number of households owning a refrigerator rose by?

Answer 13

58%

Question 14

without a fridge women needed to

Answer 14

shop for fresh food everyday