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The study of the role of women in the society of early medieval England, or Anglo-Saxon England, is a topic which includes literary, history and gender studies.Important figures in the history of studying early medieval women include Christine Fell, and Pauline Stafford.
Nevertheless, 1950s Britain saw several strides towards the parity of women, such as equal pay for teachers (1952) and for men and women in the civil service (1954), thanks to activists like Edith Summerskill, who fought for women's causes both in parliament and in the traditional non-party pressure groups throughout the 1950s. [140]
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:20th-century British people. It includes British people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. See also: Category:20th-century British men
Some of the most incredible inventors, writers, politicians, & activists have been women. From Ida B. Wells to Sally Ride, here are women who changed the world. 22 Famous Women in History You Need ...
In the United Kingdom, as in other countries, feminism seeks to establish political, social, and economic equality for women. The history of feminism in Britain dates to the very beginnings of feminism itself, as many of the earliest feminist writers and activists—such as Mary Wollstonecraft, Barbara Bodichon, and Lydia Becker—were British.
3/5 Laura Knight and Artemisia Gentileschi feature among a vast array of little-known female artists in this expansive survey at Tate Britain, but some of the work on display only underlines the ...
2014: The first women competed in ski jumping at the Olympics. [155] 2014: Jennifer Welter became the first female non-kicker or placekick-holder to play in a men's pro football game; she played running back for the Texas Revolution. [156] 2014: Abbey Holmes became the first woman to kick 100 goals in one regular season of Australian Rules ...
Nina Cameron Graham became the first British woman to earn an engineering degree in 1912. The 1911 census recorded no woman listing her profession as an engineer. [8] However, at the start of the 20th century in the UK, there were greater opportunities for women to study at university and there were more instances of women studying for degrees in physics, mathematics, and engineering subjects ...