Final Flashcards 3b

Question 1

Which two acts gave women the right to vote

Answer 1

ROPA 1918 - Gave women over the age of 30 the right to vote, mainly enfranchised wealthy women
ROPA 1928 - Gave woman 21+ the same right to vote as men (These women made up 43% of the electorate)

Question 2

What was women’s role in politics 1918-39

Answer 2

Faced prejudice - never more than 5% of MPs
Faced petty restrictions (Not allowed to dine in the commons dining room)
Influential at a local level (Yet never more than 15% of councillors)

Question 3

Women’s employment opportunities 1918-39

Answer 3

Many women returned to their roles pre-war
Large split between working class and middle class women
Working class women did "women's work" ( cooks, maids and cleaners) while working class women did clerical roles (1 mil employed up to 1.3mil 1921-1931)
Disqualification Act 1919 - Universities accepting more women and lifted civil services and law bans

Question 4

Womens employment opportunities 1939-1951

Answer 4

• Womens Land Army 1944 (80,000 people)

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