Representation of the People Act 1918

The Great War has a huge impact on the lives of people fighting and those back home in Britain. The main impacts on the home front were rationing, Dora and changes to women. The purpose of this essay is to show that the biggest impact on the home front was the changes to women. One of the main impacts on the home front during the Great War was rationing. This was a card with the name and shop where people could buy specific items from. The shop assistant would stamp the card to prove the weeks supply

ole woman, nearly forty” (Hurston 93.) Janie then combats Joe’s argument by saying, “Yeah, Ah’m nearly forty and you’se already fifty. How come you can’t talk about dat sometimes instead of always pointin’ at me?” (Hurston 93.) Just like Joe, many people lash out toward women about their looks. To many, a woman being youthful is crucial. Once women get old they are seen as useless and  they get criticized from the men in their lives for doing the inevitable, aging. The irony behind the quarrels is

There was little change in the population to ownership of upper class. The main change for the middle class was large increase in the number of working people due to welfare standard and the growth of modern industry. The British people socially and economically were at an asset right after the war which resulted in the post-war boom. The depression led population suffered by decrease because of poor health. The war had influenced British society

In 1934, the Wagner Act was first introduced, also called the National Labor Relations Act (NLRB), it promised "to ensure a wise distribution of wealth between management and labor, to maintain a full flow of purchasing power, and to prevent recurrent depressions." (Babson, p. 85) During the mid-1930's organized labor and the United States Government struck a deal. It was the time of Franklin D. Roosevelt. A volatile time, the country was attempting to recover from a depression, unemployment

Adolf Hitler's Single Party Dictatorship (Nazi Germany 1933-1945) Factors Leading to Hitler's Consolidation to Power Adolf Hitler's rise to power in 1933 can be attributed to a series of developments following Germany's defeat in World War I in 1918. Harsh terms imposed by the Treaty of Versailles turned public opinions against the newly established Weimar Republic throughout the 1920s. The Weimar Republic, the democratic government established after Kaiser Wilhelm's abdication of the throne, faced

not valued as much as the opinions of men. Women had a significant representation in the Parliament. In fact, according to the figures from the Parliamentary Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa, only 1-2 women were elected during the 1920’s to 1930’s elections (Parliamentary Bureau of Statistics). Due to the male dominated parliament, it made it greatly arduous for women to get their opinions on issues, laws, and voices heard by the people of Canada. As the number of male candidates increased in the

Toward the Role and Status of Women During the 1920's and 1930's At the beginning of the 1920's all women over 30 and all women property owners over the age of 21 had been enfranchised by the Representation of the Peoples Act that was passed by the government in 1918. This act paved the way for the major change in the role and status of women that occurred during the nineteen twenties and thirties. Political change came first for British Women with new legislations

How did the War change the role of Women? By Isla Campbell World War One was a turning point for a lot of things: weapons, medicine and the role and attitude towards women. Over 9 million men lost their lives between 1914 and 1918 due to the war, so this meant that women had to step into roles that were usually considered men-only jobs. In this essay I will be exploring the attitude to women before WW1, during, and the change in attitude after. Before the war England was very much a paternal society-

inequalities and unjust treatment were evident for these citizens in Texas. The unfairness resulted in emerging of some Mexican-American leaders who sought for reforms. These few among the many have seen the poverty, and inequality conditions of their own people. They understood that some measures must be done to improve the lives of Mexican-Americans. The early Mexican-American leaders began to form organizations. Also, the civil rights movements were instrumental for calling equal access to economic, social

Introduction The Women’s Suffrage Movement was a political struggle, in which women protested and assembled to vote and run for office. The idea that women could not vote, run for office, be represented in the workplace, nor serve on juries contradicted early ideas that the American woman was a protector of the concepts of freedom and righteousness. The American suffrage movement originated from the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 (history.com). At this convention, women alongside a few men worked