Women

Question 1

How did the Beveridge report help women?

Answer 1

Family allowance
National insurance act
NHS
Housing Act

Question 2

How did the NHS help and what year

Answer 2

1946

Lower infant mortality and pregnancy care/ post pregnancy care

Question 3

How did the family allowance help and what year

Answer 3

1945

5 shillings a week per child

Question 4

How did the national insurance act help women and what year

Answer 4

1946

Benefits for the unemployed and sick workers - husbands

Question 5

How did the housing act help and what year

Answer 5

1949

Electricity and water in new houses reduced back breaking work of getting water and coal

Question 6

When were women conscripted?

Answer 6

1941

Question 7

How many married female workers in 1945?

Answer 7

80%

Question 8

How many single women working in 1945)

Answer 8

90%

Question 9

How did gov support women working in 1940s

Answer 9

Nurseries and school open late
Jobs shares
Groceries to factories 
Schools 
Flexible working hours 
Propaganda

Question 10

Negatives of women in the 1940s

Answer 10

3 women to 1 mans job
Seen as helpers on the auxiliary
Didn't recurve bonuses 
Men took jobs back
Juggling children housework and work

Question 11

How many married women working in the 1930s

Answer 11

10%

Question 12

How did women’s attitudes of themselves change in the 1940s

Answer 12

Had higher expectations of what they could achieve

Wanted a more equal partnership with husbands

Question 13

How many hours did women spend on housework in the 1950s

Answer 13

8 hours

Question 14

How did advertisers picture women in the 50s

Answer 14

Perfect housewives which put pressure on them

Question 15

When was prosperity

Answer 15

1955

Question 16

How did prosperity help women

Answer 16

Easy to get a job because of shortage 
Higher wages 
Lower prices 
Working week back to 5 days 
More leisure time 
Rationing stopped

Question 17

Why did women struggle on relationships

Answer 17

Abortions illegal
20,000 back street abortions a year
Couldn't get out a violent marriage unless caught cheating 
No family planning 
No contraception

Question 18

How were women discriminated against in the 50s/60s

Answer 18

Trade unions liked them because could pay them less 
We're resented by male workers 
Given lower pay and power status jobs 
Given jobs such a secretaries
Didn't get promoted

Question 19

When did Barbara castle become minister of labour

Answer 19

??

Question 20

When did Barbara castles voluntary scheme fail

Answer 20

??

Question 21

When were Dagenham strikes

Answer 21

1968

Question 22

When was the equal pay in the public sector

Answer 22

1955 but was phased over next 6 years

Question 23

How many single workers in 1951

Answer 23

36%

Question 24

How many married working in 1951

Answer 24

26%

Question 25

How many married working in 1971

Answer 25

49%

Question 26

How many single working in 1971?

Answer 26

52%

Question 27

When did the marriage bar begin to collapse

Answer 27

1950s

Question 28

When was the equal pay act

Answer 28

1970

Question 29

Weaknesses of the equal pay act

Answer 29

Wasn't enforced until 1975 Could discriminate o. Other ground Didn't consider promotions

Question 30

When was the baby boom

Answer 30

Late 1950s and 1965

Question 31

When did marriage occur earlier

Answer 31

50s&60s

Question 32

When was the national women's conference

Answer 32

1970

Question 33

4 agreements at the conference

Answer 33

Equal opportunities Free contraception and abortion on demand 24 hour nurseries Equal pay

Question 34

How did home life change for women - magazines and TV

Answer 34

40s & 50s magazines emphasise on housework 50% read mags and marriage 60s - TV focuses on tips for women in the house 70s - TV focuses on celebs seeing women as women not mothers and wives

Question 35

How did home life change for women - technology

Answer 35

1949 housing act - gas electricity and pumped water - no back breaking jobs , can use hovers washing machines 60s fridges - less shopping = more leisure time

Question 36

How did home life change for women - expectations

Answer 36

Technology meant expectations rise dad they could do more cleaning

Question 37

How did home life change for women - choice

Answer 37

More leather time meant they had more choice on how to use it

Question 38

How many minutes spent a day on housework in 50

Answer 38

500 minutes

Question 39

How many minutes spent on housework on 60s

Answer 39

440

Question 40

How many minutes spent on housework in 1975

Answer 40

345

Question 41

What did the Hannah Gavron report say in 1960s

Answer 41

``` 35% middle class married to escape Regret not perusing a career Marriage was more equal Saw main role as a mother and wife Felt education was towards men Accepted the situation ```

Question 42

When did women's lib start

Answer 42

Late 1960

Question 43

What did the 6 point group want

Answer 43

Equality across : ``` Politics Occupation Moral Social Legal Economic ```

Question 44

Examples of women's group campaigns

Answer 44

Nuclear disarmament | Main political parties

Question 45

What did the Fawcett society want?

Answer 45

Equal pay and treatment

Question 46

What did the women in Hull want

Answer 46

Safety in industry for their fisherman husbands if they were injured

Question 47

What was the term used to raise awareness

Answer 47

Conscientious raising

Question 48

What was conscientious raising

Answer 48

Personal effects of discrimination Deep sealed ideas of women Own skills and rights to Swiss opportunities

Question 49

When was the pill created

Answer 49

1957

Question 50

When was the pill available on the NHS

Answer 50

1963

Question 51

When was the abortion act

Answer 51

1967 and implemented in 1968

Question 52

When was the divorce reform act

Answer 52

1969

Question 53

When was the matrimonial prospect act?

Answer 53

1970

Question 54

When was the sex discrimination act

Answer 54

1975