The right to vote and the role of women in the 1920s and 1930s

12 questions

1. Middle class men were expected to earn enough to keep their wife and children in comfort; in return, their wives were expected to be like an ________ and devote their time to their families.
2. What piece of legislation prevented women from working more than ten hours a day in any place which employed more than fifty people?
3. By 1900, what fraction of all teachers were women?
4. Who found fame as a nurse during the Crimean War (1853-1856)?
5. By the end of the 19th century, ___ work, like teaching and nursing, was considered to be a predominately female occupation.
6. Which of the following suggest that, despite improvements, women in the workplace were still seen as less important than men in the 19th century?
7. What keyword describes a woman who challenged traditional expectations of women in the 1920s?
8. In which year were married women finally recognised as individuals by the law instead of being regarded as the property of their husbands?
9. Match the keyword to the correct definition.
10. Who were the suffragettes led by?
11. Put the following events in chronological order.
12. How many female MPs were there in 1931?

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