ABSTRACT

An examination of the ways in which women challenged the British educational, employment and welfare systems after the franchise. Helen Jones explores how women adapted their strategies to confront the system from within, and what constraints were imposed on them. She also examines the active role that British women played in Continental Europe, and an important comparative chapter looks at the experience of women in France, Germany, Italy, Australia and the USA.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

chapter |34 pages

First World War

chapter |26 pages

Working in Education, Health and Welfare

chapter |29 pages

The European Stage

chapter |18 pages

British Women’s Experiences Compared

chapter |37 pages

Woman Power in the Second World War

chapter |30 pages

Post-war Reconstruction