Women in the 1920s
By: Pamela Horn.
Publisher: A. Sutton
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Stroud, Gloucestershire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Women -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.; Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Other titles: Women in the nineteen-twenties
Description: "This book examines how women responded to the new challenges and the difficulties of those years, from the revival of the round of High Society by the social elite, against a background of sometimes vast personal and financial losses, to the lives of the new middle-class professionals, who found social as well as domestic freedom, and working-class women employed in the still traditional milieu of factory and domestic service - as well as those who found their way on to the shop or restaurant floor." "For many, the decade was a time of hardship, and Dr. Horn also looks at how women managed to make ends meet." "Drawing on family papers, contemporary publications and archive research, this book, complemented by a wealth of photographs, cartoons and other illustrations, presents a vivid picture of what women's lives were like during the period. It will appeal to students of women's history, social historians and to those with a general interest in the subject."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-225) and index.