Depth Study – How far did British Society change 1939-75? Depth Study – How far did British Society change 1939-75? www.historytl.com This unit is aimed at a source based exam paper The exam has 5 source questions The exam is 1 ½ hours Major Topics The impact of the Second World War on people’s lives, particularly women and young people. The Beveridge Report, National Health Service and the Welfare State Immigration into Britain, 1945-75 The changing role of women, 1950-75 Growing up in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
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Depth Study – How far did British Society change 1939-75?
Depth Study – How far did British Society change 1939-75?
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This unit is aimed at a source based exam paperThe exam has 5 source questionsThe exam is 1 ½ hours
Major Topics The impact of the Second World War on people’s lives, particularly women and young people.The Beveridge Report, National Health Service and the Welfare StateImmigration into Britain, 1945-75The changing role of women, 1950-75Growing up in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
Depth Study – How far did British Society change 1939-75?
Depth Study – How far did British Society change 1939-75?
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Our TopicThe changing role of women, 1950-75
What was life like for most women in the 1950s?How were women discriminated against in the 1960s and early 70sWhat factors led to the changes in the roles of womenHow much change had taken place by 1975?
The changing role and the contribution of women during the Second World War, for example, civil defence, the land army, factory work, joining the armed forces and looking after families.
The impact of these changes after the war. Women in the 1950s. Discrimination in the 1960s and early 1970s. The impact of the introduction of the Pill, the ‘women’s lib’
movement. Abortion. The 1969 Divorce Law Reform Act, the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act.
What was the impact of the Second World War on the lives of Women?
What can we learn about the role of women in the war from Sources A and B
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Source A - Poster for the Labour Exchange 1939
Source B -A US War department booklet for American soldiers coming to Britain 1942
British women officers often give orders to men. The men obey smartly and know it is no shame. For British women have proved themselves in this war. They have stuck to their posts near burning ammunition dumps, delivered messages on foot after their motorcycles have been blasted from under them. They have pulled aviators from burning planes. There is not a single record of any British women in uniform quitting her post or failing her duty under fire. When you see a girl in uniform with a bit of (medal) ribbon on her tunic, remember she didn’t get it for knitting more socks than anyone else in Ipswich.
Did attitudes to women change because of the Second World War?
Sort out your evidence into three groups, YES, NO ,NOT SURE
In 1941 , all women aged twenty or older had to register for war work. Most were sent to work in industry or the auxiliary armed forces.
By 1945, 80% of married women and 90% of unmarried women were working in industry o9r the forces.
By 1943 over 443,000 women were working in the armed forces.
Trade Unions accepted female workers much more happily than they had in the First World War.
Millions of women still had to juggle working in factories and looking after their families. Often flexible hours or nurseries were introduced
Much of the work was only available during the war and stopped in 1945
Many of the tasks done by women were broken down into simpler tasks as some men thought women could only do simple work
Although women worked in the armed forces, these were mostly supportive roles and not on the front line.
Many older women managed to continue to working to help British industry recover from the war.
In 1947 18% of married women worked compared to 10% in 1939
Many younger women stopped working to have children, this was encouraged by the media and certain sections of society.In 1945 there was a sudden increase in the amount of marriages.
Photograph –Women protesting about the lack of nurseries during the war
‘Glamorous’ recruitment poster1941
Recruitment poster 1941Photograph –Women working in the Land Army during the war
What was the impact of the Beveridge Report , the introduction of the National Health Service (NHS) and the start of the Welfare State on the lives of women?
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Cartoon –fighting the five ‘giants’ of poverty
Title – The Beveridge Report
Using the Understanding history books, identify the five ‘giants’ of poverty.
Write one sentence explaining how each could cause poverty.
Read pages 126/7 match up the new proposals suggested to solve these five issues
Explain what the Welfare State was?Explain how it would be funded?
Do you think these changes will change the lives of women/ Give two reasons to support your answer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tymq5CefW-E Start of NHS
Women were more able to get a job if they wanted one at this time.A shortage of workers increased the demand for women to workWages increased faster then prices so there was more spending money available.
For married women the main wage could cover the family bills1951 31% of the workforce was made up of women, by 1971 this rose to 38%
1951 36% of adult women were working by 1971 this rose to 52%Gradual end of the ‘marriage bar’, the unwritten rule that women gave up work when they married.
Women were still resented by many male colleagues in the work place.
Working mothers were blamed for crime and unruly behavior by children.
Negative attitudes meant working women generally took lower paid and lower status jobs
Male colleagues often thought women were less committed and would burst into tears under pressure.
Even when women were doing the same job as men they were paid less.
Women rarely gained promotion for management positions
Study source E and FWhich of these sources gives a more accurate view of the position of
women in Britain in the late 1960s and early 1970s?Use details from the source and your own knowledge (the examples you have just
used) to explain your answer (8 Marks)
The changing role of women, 1950 -75.
What factors led to the changes in the role of women?
Objectives To investigate the factors that helped changed the role of women
To evaluate the relevant factors
To come to a conclusion as to how far these factors had changed the roles of women
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUspLVStPbkEvery sperm is scared
What factors led to the changes in the role of women?
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Factors that led to
the changes in the role of
women
Introduction of the Pill
1975 Sex Discriminatio
n Act
1970 Equal Pay Act
1967 Abortion Act
1969 Divorce Law Reform
Act
There are five factors that helped change the role of women. For each find out what it was, add to your diagramFind out two ways it helped change the role of women
You will have six minutes per factor and will visit three, your pair will also visit three. Decide who is going where now.
What factors led to the changes in the role of women?
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Factors that led to
the changes in the role of
women
Introduction of the Pill
1975 Sex Discriminatio
n Act
1970 Equal Pay Act
1967 Abortion Act
1969 Divorce Law Reform
Act
There are five factors that helped change the role of women. For each find out what it was, add to your diagramFind out two ways it helped change the role of women
Prioritise the factors
Which two made the most difference do you think? Give specific evidence to support your answer
What was the role of the Women’s Liberation Movement in changing the role of women??
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZeowophZe8Women’s Lib March
At a National Conference in 1970 local Women’s Liberation Groups Met and agreed to four demands1.Equal pay2.Equal education and opportunity3.Twenty-four hour nurseries4.Free contraception and abortion on demand
For each demand explain how it would ‘liberate’ women in the 1970s
Review last lesson’s work, how far had each demand been meet
What was the role of the Women’s Liberation Movement in changing the role of women??
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In pairs look at the cartoon carefully, (page 477) List all the different types of women protesting and the different causes they representWhat are the differences between how the men and women are drawn, give two examplesWhat is the message of this cartoon?How useful is this cartoon in learning about the Women’s Liberation Movement?
What was the role of the Women’s Liberation Movement in changing the role of women??
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PlenaryHow would you reply to this person as a member of the
Women’s Liberation Movement
What’s the matter with women today? Why are they all demanding equal opportunities and equal pay? Do they not deserve to be mothers if they can not sacrifice five years for their children before their children go to school. They are missing the relationship between child and mother. It is no wonder there are so many child delinquents when that relationship is missing. Forget about the money and stay at home until the children go to school.
Study Sources C and D Does source C prove that source D is wrong about Britain in
the 1960s?Use details of the sources and your knowledge to explain the answer (9
Marks)
The changing role of women, 1950 -75.
Review and organise your files
1)Make sure all your work is in order and titled2)What do you consider to be the three most important facts to remember?3)What single point surprised you the most?4)What question do you still have to ask?
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Depth Study – How far did British Society change 1939-75?
Depth Study – How far did British Society change 1939-75?
www.historytl.com
Our TopicThe changing role of women, 1950-75
What was life like for most women in the 1950s?How were women discriminated against in the 1960s and early 70sWhat factors led to the changes in the roles of womenHow much change had taken place by 1975?
The changing role and the contribution of women during the Second World War, for example, civil defence, the land army, factory work, joining the armed forces and looking after families.
The impact of these changes after the war. Women in the 1950s. Discrimination in the 1960s and early 1970s. The impact of the introduction of the Pill, the ‘women’s lib’
movement. Abortion. The 1969 Divorce Law Reform Act, the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act.
