Women Flashcards
What was the disadvantage of the depression to women’s position.
Because of the poverty there was a revival of cult domesticity with magazines such as ‘women’s’.
The only real employment opportunities for women were in retail and domestic service.
Marriage rates rose
What happened to women’s legislation in the 1930s?
It saw an increase, with the NUSEC, women’s trade union and women’s institute
What were the effects of unemployment and poverty on women?
> first to be laid off, many sought work in low-paid domestic service
> they were not covered by the National Insurance and so many died of disease because of lack of means for medical care
> they often put their families’ needs before their own and as a consequence many were malnourished
> malnourishment meant higher death rates in childbirth and higher susceptibility to disease
> make ends meet
