Title: Ladies can't climb ladders : the pioneering adventures of the first professional women /
Authors: Robinson, Jane, 1959-
Year: 2020
Subjects: Great Britain.; Sex discrimination in employment Great Britain History; Women Employment Great Britain History; Women professional employees Great Britain History.; Women Great Britain History.; Sex discrimination in employment; Women; Women Employment; Women professional employees; Frau; Frauenarbeit; Frauenfeindlichkeit; Great Britain; Großbritannien
Abstract: It is a myth that the first World War liberated women. The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919 was one of the most significant pieces of legislation in modern Britain. It should have marked a social revolution, opening the doors of the traditional professions to women who had worked so hard during the War, and welcoming them inside as equals.
Contents: The society of outsiders: First feet in the door -- England is a gentlemen's club: Women in the professions before 1919 -- Working girls: The Professional prospect in 1920 -- Biggish Women: The pioneers -- Those charming impostors: The work-life balance, 1919-1928 -- Not quite nice: Professional women in the public eye -- Dynamite in curlers: The work-life balance, 1928-1939 -- Wives or workers? Relationships and the marriage bar -- Butterfly's wings with blue stockings: Spending-power and leisure -- Modern women: The pioneers' legacy.