In Britain during the nineteenth century, middle class women were usually expected to stay at home and look after their households. But in the early years of the twentieth century, this was beginning to change. _____ Some succeeded. For instance, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson became a qualified doctor and, in 1908, was England's first woman mayor



In the war years, thousands of women were needed to work in the factories
Middle class women were struggling to enter the professions on equal terms with men
Most women were indifferent to the issues of the time
Therefore, most men withheld their support from the movement.

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