The twentieth century is viewed as the Woman’s Hour by many historians because it brought many changes in the lives of British women. There are a few thing that can be highlighted by the history of women in the twentieth century such as being free from legal, social and political restrictions and gaining new rights with more economic, social and political status. Cultural, economic and technological changes made it unescapable for the women to be getting the same rights as men. During this century women managed to establish their status as equal citizens by fighting for their rights to reduce the power of the patriarchy society they were living in. Also, the introduction of different legislations brought liberty for them in many ways, such
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As stated in Source B, women showed a general hesitation to talk about their health problems and the main reason of this is of course poverty but it we can also argue that it is because of their lack of knowledge and not realising the seriousness of bad health symptoms. For example, in The Women’s Health Enquiry Committee report in 1933 a women was found to have constant headaches, giddiness and lassitude, nerves and aching legs and yet in her opinion “these are not worth really worrying about” and did not consult the doctor.(pg. 70) This links to evidence in Source B which states that women in poverty avoid going to the doctor if they think they can fairly safely overlook certain illnesses. A woman’s attitude towards her health depends on the income of her household and whether she can afford to worry about her constant headaches, giddiness, rheumatism and other health problems she’s going through. Because of the fact that the NHI doesn’t provide the wives of insured men free health care, the women get to decide whether she needs to consult the doctor or not and if she is financially unstable she will avoid consulting a doctor. The evidence in Source B highlights the situation of the woman who suffers from constipation, …show more content…
During the early twentieth century, women’s occupations included working in textiles and clothing factories as well working in farms coals and tin mines. However, as time went on, more employment opportunities were opened up to women, for example, The 1919 Sex Disqualification Removal Act opened occupations such as: lawyers, vets and civil servants for women. Nonetheless it was unusual to work for a married women in the early twentieth century because of the influential notion that woman’s primary role is in the domestic. Also, household chores were so time consuming which made it difficult for them to be in employment. However, in the 1950s and 1960s development in service industries created job opportunities and made it normalised for married women to work at least part-time if not full-time. The availability of the birth control pill in 1960 also brought liberty for women as they gained control over their fertility which resulted in sexual freedom and more opportunities to go out and work instead of just being a
As stated in Source B, women showed a general hesitation to talk about their health problems and the main reason of this is of course poverty but it we can also argue that it is because of their lack of knowledge and not realising the seriousness of bad health symptoms. For example, in The Women’s Health Enquiry Committee report in 1933 a women was found to have constant headaches, giddiness and lassitude, nerves and aching legs and yet in her opinion “these are not worth really worrying about” and did not consult the doctor.(pg. 70) This links to evidence in Source B which states that women in poverty avoid going to the doctor if they think they can fairly safely overlook certain illnesses. A woman’s attitude towards her health depends on the income of her household and whether she can afford to worry about her constant headaches, giddiness, rheumatism and other health problems she’s going through. Because of the fact that the NHI doesn’t provide the wives of insured men free health care, the women get to decide whether she needs to consult the doctor or not and if she is financially unstable she will avoid consulting a doctor. The evidence in Source B highlights the situation of the woman who suffers from constipation, …show more content…
During the early twentieth century, women’s occupations included working in textiles and clothing factories as well working in farms coals and tin mines. However, as time went on, more employment opportunities were opened up to women, for example, The 1919 Sex Disqualification Removal Act opened occupations such as: lawyers, vets and civil servants for women. Nonetheless it was unusual to work for a married women in the early twentieth century because of the influential notion that woman’s primary role is in the domestic. Also, household chores were so time consuming which made it difficult for them to be in employment. However, in the 1950s and 1960s development in service industries created job opportunities and made it normalised for married women to work at least part-time if not full-time. The availability of the birth control pill in 1960 also brought liberty for women as they gained control over their fertility which resulted in sexual freedom and more opportunities to go out and work instead of just being a