1. A WOMAN'S PLACE.
- Author
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Davidson-Smith, Debra
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SOCIAL conditions of women , *LEGAL status of married women , *EMPLOYMENT of married women , *WORLD War I , *UNITED States history - Abstract
The article discusses the place of women in history, particularly the societal expectation that married women should stop working and should only perform domestic duties. Also cited are the 1919 Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act, the implementation of the marriage bar banning the appointment of married women to certain jobs, and the easing of the marriage bars during the First World War.
- Published
- 2022