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A New Model For Marriage And Motherhood In Postwar Britain, 1945-1960, Caroline Bland
A New Model For Marriage And Motherhood In Postwar Britain, 1945-1960, Caroline Bland
Humanities and Cultural Studies | Senior Theses
Following the end of the Second World War in 1945, married women, who had been such a crucial part of the British workforce during the war, returned to domestic roles. British government policy focused on relieving poverty and promoting motherhood; pregnant women received maternity benefits and mothers received a family allowance. Although historians such as Martin Pugh argued that women were happy to leave the workplace and enjoy the stability and relative ease of domestic life, women's own stories illustrate the growing frustration with a lack of choice. By examining historical and sociological research, analyzing media influences on women's attitudes …