context Flashcards
AIC was written in…
1945
AIC was set in…
1912
The play was set in a patricarchal society which meant that…
women were xpected to be subservient to men and fulfill domestic roles
Women and men didn’t have equal rights when the play was set, for example…
Women didn’t have the right to vote. The suffragettes were campaigning but they didn’t win the right to vote until 1928
Post WW2,when the play was written, women had entered what type of roles
They had entered the workforce and were unwillling to go back to domestic roles
Did women have the right to vote in 1945
Yes, and this contributed to the Labour landslide victory over conservatives in 1945
When the play was set in 1912, what were divisions between social classes like
Stark class divisions
What views did upper/middle class hold of the working class in 1912
They saw the working class as
- lazy
- immoral
- undeserving of support
What was common of business wners in the way they treated their workers in 1912
Wealthy business owners were able to exploit their workers for profit
How did WW2 benefit blending of the social classes
Profound empathy for working class
How did the Labour landslide victory impact the working class in 1945
What state was created
Welfare state was created meaning
- NHS
- state funded education
- welfare benefits
