The Change in Social, Economic and Political Positions of Women in Britain

Certain laws even made it nearly impossible for women to divorce their husbands. This being the case, most women were completely financially dependent upon men.

The second-wave feminism has been the driving force behind the Women’s Liberation Movement, which is synonymous within the twenty years in the later part of the twentieth century, beginning in 1960 and ending in 1980. The movement, in the past, had an impact on various aspects of social life to men and women; and this impact is still showcased in areas including, but not limited to; women’s health, fertility trends, laws and legislations, personal believes and religious discussions, interpersonal relationships and family roles, feminist issues, and gender relations.

In John Osborne 's 1956 piece, Look Back in Anger, housewife Alison Porter is faced with the difficult decision of remaining in a toxic marriage or returning to live with her parents. Indeed, Alison is the archetype of the 1950s British woman, as depicted in both academic and popular discourse—meek, miserable and resigned to her fate as mother and housewife. While such a paradigm of the 1950s woman has long remained unchallenged, historians have begun to suggest that this stereotype is inaccurate and misleading, and overlooks the complexity of female gender roles during Britain of this era. When reviewing the literature on this topic, what emerges as a clear point of tension between academics is whether the 1950s was a static or a dynamic

Before 1840 women were viewed as something that needed to be taken care of. They could not own property, fathers would not mention their daughters in their wills, women could not be treasurer of their own companies, it was the husband’s responsibility. Only seven vocations were available to them outside of the home in the late 1840’s; widows would receive no share of her husband’s property or his families, and if one did not marry or remarry she had to enter one of the few employments for her or be a charity case for her relatives. When factory jobs became available to women they were quickly taken because it gave women a way to be independent and not a burden to their loved ones, but earn and spend their own money however the wished. For once

though women got kicked out of their jobs, doing the jobs they were doing while men

Many women wanted to change and get an education in order to put themselves in a better position.For those who wanted this, they were most likely single and were unmarried. Women did not have much of a choice back then, but those who had the courage, stood up for themselves and tried to make their voices heard. Although getting married and having a family is traditional, many women sought to change these stereotypes of women being useless useless besides staying at home as caregivers to their children. In some cases, not all men truly provided for their family and this action caused women to suffer more because they were not allowed to work.This therefore would end up leaving the women without a choice and causing them to go into prostitution to make easy money in order to provide for their

Women were left behind when their husbands went to war. They were expected to keep the household together. They cooked, cleaned, cared for children and many times did

use of fighting for a vote if we have not got a country to vote in?"

What is the place of a woman? Throughout history, the role of women in American society has been called to question, as all equal rights movements eventually do. For the majority of America’s history, the role of women has been passive. Women, who are trained to be obedient and reserved, often did not take an active role in their rights. The woman who have stood up for their rights have developed how women have been viewed in the past two hundred years. As America developed and changed economically over the years, the resulting change impacted how others view the role of women. The role of women has changed alongside economical changes in the country, and feminists such as Catherine Beecher, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Beatrice Hinkle, Betty

A woman of 1920 would be surprised to know that she would be remembered as a "new woman." Significant changes for women took place in politics, at home, in workplace, and in education.

an independent lifestyle. It was very uncommon and shamed for women to fend for themselves,

women to work but many had to support their family some way so they worked despite the low wages and horrible conditions (Women, 2010). The Ziegfield Image source:silverscreenmodiste.comsilverscreenmodiste.comsilverscreenmodiste.com

Before the Industrial Revolution, there were many hard times for families. All of this changed when the Industrial Revolution happened. Women

My research dissertation shall explore the gendered implications of economic crisis from a human rights perspective, with a potential title being ‘Women’s Rights and Recession in Contemporary Britain’. I shall seek to address the ontological primacy of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR), these often being regarded as of secondary importance to the ostensibly more fundamental civil and political rights. It shall thus explore the notion that socioeconomic rights are equally as elemental to the quality of a human being’s existence as civil liberties, and that women are disproportionately affected by policies and legislative measures which restrict economic freedom and wellbeing in the name of austerity. Ultimately, the assertion promulgated

Social change in Britain has been achieved primarily through the hard work of organized political groups. These groups created events to recruit and educate supporters of social equality to join them in fighting for progress. The Women’s Suffrage Movement between 1866 and 1928 in Britain is no exception to this trend. The reason for the great efficacy of these political groups, including the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies and the Women’s Social and Political Union, was the women who pioneered the groups and fought alongside them to create the change that they believed in. The goal of these political groups was finally realized in 1928 with the passing of the Representation of the People Act. However, the Women’s Suffrage Movement in Britain would not have been successful without the influential actions of several significant women. In addition to the overall necessity of female leadership for British Women’s Suffrage, the central efforts of Millicent Fawcett, Lydia Becker, and Emmeline Pankhurst particularly played a large role in the movement’s success.