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Question 1

What time did a working class woman wake up at and finish chores at at the start of the century?

Answer 1

Woke up at 5.30am and finished chores at 10pm

Question 2

Once a working class woman, in 1900, had woken up, what did she do?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What were working class women obsessed with and took pride in at the start of the century?

Answer 3

The cleanliness of their home

Question 4

What tasks did working class women have to do everyday in 1900?

Answer 4

Scrub the doorstep, shopping, prepare and empty a bath for her husband and sons, make the fire, take care of children

Question 5

How were irons heated by working class women in 1900?

Answer 5

Over the fire

Question 6

Who helped working class women with household chores in 1900?

Answer 6

Older daughters

Question 7

What was life like for a working class woman in 1900?

Answer 7

Difficult and a constant struggle

Question 8

How did the life expectancy of working class women in 1900 reflect their hard life?

Answer 8

Life expectancy was low, life was difficult and affected a woman’s health

Question 9

How did household chores affect a working class woman’s health in 1900?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

On average, how many children did a working class family have in 1900?

Answer 10

12

Question 11

How would you describe the life of an upper class woman in 1900?

Answer 11

Luxurious

Question 12

What were popular among the upperclass in 1900?

Answer 12

House parties

Question 13

What happened at a high society house party in 1900?

Answer 13

2-3 days of hunting, fishing and shooting in the country estate. Evenings consisted of banquets, music and dancing

Question 14

What were upperclass girls taught to do in 1900?

Answer 14

Play the piano and dance

Question 15

Before marriage, what was the role of young upperclass girls in 1900?

Answer 15

Dance and dine

Question 16

Why did upperclass girls receive little formal education in 1900?

Answer 16

It wasn’t needed for their role of becoming a high society hostess and perfect wife

Question 17

What made affairs acceptable for the upperclass in 1900?

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Who was the head of the household in an upperclass family in 1900?

Answer 18

The husband

Question 19

What jobs was an upperclass husband responsible for in 1900?

Answer 19

Dealing with finances, hiring servants

Question 20

What was an upperclass married woman responsible for in 1900?

Answer 20

The household staff, had to delegate tasks to servants

Question 21

What was the role of a married upperclass woman in 1900?

Answer 21

To be perfect, a hostess, quiet, stay at home

Question 22

What channel did ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ air on and between what years?

Answer 22

ITV from 1971 to 1975

Question 23

What does the concept of upstairs, downstairs mean?

Answer 23

In a country estate, the servants working downstairs and their masters being upstairs

Question 24

Which two servants were the most important in an upperclass household in 1900?

Answer 24

Butler and cook

Question 25

What was the role of the cook in an upperclass family in 1900?

Answer 25

Shop for food and run the kitchen. Often helped by kitchen and scullery maids

Question 26

What was the role of a butler in an upperclass family in 1900?

Answer 26

Answer the front door and serve the family

Question 27

What tasks did working class women do once a week at the start of the century?

Answer 27

Washing clothes in the scullery, and then wrung them using a hand dryer