Asked by Amanda Thomas on Jun 02, 2024

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What gains did British women make in the years following the Great War,and what were the limits of those gains?

British Women

Individuals who are female and hail from or are citizens of the United Kingdom, encompassing England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Great War

Another name for World War I, a global conflict that occurred from 1914 to 1918 involving many of the world's great powers, marked by massive casualties and extensive trench warfare.

  • Investigate the position of women in the societal fabric of the 1920s, emphasizing both progress and constraints.
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Shreya PrasadJun 06, 2024
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A strong answer would include
-an explanation that women received the right to vote in Britain in 1918,though the right was limited by age and property ownership.
-an explanation of how the Sex Disqualification Act of 1919 opened the way for women to enter professions from which they had previously been excluded.
-a discussion of how women were replaced in many jobs by men returning from war and the percentage of women employed declined in the 1920s.
-an acknowledgment that the use of contraceptive devices was finally legalized in Great Britain in 1930.
-a discussion of how more jobs were opened to women in fields that had previously been restricted to men.