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Medieval England was a patriarchal society and the lives of women were heavily influenced by contemporary beliefs about gender and authority. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] However, the position of women varied according to factors including their social class ; whether they were unmarried, married, widowed or remarried; and in which part of the country they ...
1920: The Employment of Women, Young Persons, and Children Act 1920. 1928: Women received the vote on the same terms as men (over the age of 21), as a result of the Representation of the People Act 1928. 1929: The Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929 was enacted; it is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It created the offence of ...
5–30 April – 1920 blind march, a protest march of 250 blind men from across Britain to London. 10 April – West Bromwich Albion win the Football League title for the first time. [4] 20 April–12 September – Great Britain and Ireland compete at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and win 15 gold, 15 silver and 13 bronze medals.
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 ...
5 July – speed limit in Britain originally introduced by the Locomotive Act 1861 is reduced by the Locomotives Act 1865 – becoming 2 mph in town and 4 mph in the country. [5] 14 July – a party led by Edward Whymper makes the first ascent of the Matterhorn. [1]
Norway: Women are allowed to teach in the rural elementary school system (in the city schools in 1869). [23] New Zealand: Married women allowed to own property (extended in 1870). [9] United States, New York: New York's Married Women's Property Act of 1860 passed. [58] Married women granted the right to control their own earnings. [28]
30 March: An addition to Kent Street Baths consisting of a women's swimming baths and baths for women are opened in an adjoining building. May: Bournville Rest House on The Green is presented by employees of Cadbury's to mark Mr and Mrs George Cadbury's silver wedding in 1913. The Stechford Club moves to newly completed premises. 1916
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