1922-1929 (The Search For Stability)- Social (Social and Cultural Change) Flashcards
what was the national average % of unemployment in 1923 compared to NE England?
nat=11%
NE=12%
what was the 1923 Matrimonial causes act?
did not have to prove grounds of divorce
what was the 1924 Guardianship of infants act?
guardianship of both parents allowed
what was the 1926 New English Property law?
married and single women can hold and dispose property like men can
what was the 1928 representation of the people act?
expanded vote so women under 21 could vote- now meant women had the same terms as men
what was the largest area of employment for women?
clerical work (1m)
what was the Sex Disqualification Act and who did it greatest impact?
women could now have jobs in law and civil service
mostly impacted MC women
give 4 limitations faced by women in the 1920s?
- 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
how many female MPs were their in 1923 and then 1929?
23=8
29=4
who was the first female cabinet member and when?
Margaret Bondfield
1929 (2nd Lab gov)
what was ‘guilds and labour’?
MC women worked to educate WC women
give 3 example of womens lives changing in the 1920s?
- shorter clothes etc.
- cinema, smoking etc
- access to birth control (avg family size fell from 4 to 3.5)
how many papers had 1m circulation in 1920s and in 1930s?
20s=2
30s=5
what was the most popular medium of entertainment in the 1920s, and what played a great part in this?
cinema
2p fee meant even WC could enjoy it
what % of films shown were British?
5% (American made up very was majority of the rest)
