Women in 20th century Flashcards
What rights did women lack in the early 20th century?
Couldn’t vote, weren’t encouraged to vote, education was deemed unnecessary
How did marriage affect a woman’s property in the early 20th century?
When a woman got married, her property became her husband’s
what year did universities allow women to study there
1908 although they were outnumbered 10 to 1
what occupations did women have in the early 20th century
housewives, textile worker, agricultural workers, domestic servants and nurses and teachers for those who got a third level education
what was introduced in 1932
the marriage bar
what was abolished in 1973
marriage bar
what was introduced in 1975
antidiscrimination act that made it illegal to pay women less than men
1977
the employment equality act banned gender discrimination in the workplace
1981
the maternity protection act
1918
the representation of the peoples act allowed women to vote at the age of 30 rather than 21 like men. in 1922 equal voting was brought in
Mary Robinson
1990 Mary Robinson became the first female president
magdalene laundries
12 October 1996 it ended between 1922 to 1996 an estimated 10,000 were sent to the laundries in Ireland
the marriage bar
1932; once married, a woman automatically lost their jobs in the public sector
What year was the marriage bar abolished
1973
antidiscrimination act that made it illegal to pay women less than men
1975
