Punch Cartoon, 1920s “Will ye take the paper?“ “Thanks. I don‘t care for reading in the train.“ “Maybe. But will ye kindly cover your knees wi‘ it? A‘ve nae wish to contemplate them.“

Women and the Second World War

The role of working class women changed very little after the war. Women obtained the vote in 1918 and Nancy Astor became the first woman MP in 1919. During the 1920s some middle class women broke away from the traditional image of women before the war. The role of working class women changed very little after the war.