Women’s Legal Landmarks in the Interwar Years

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Women’s Legal Landmarks in the Interwar Years is written by Rosemary Auchmuty and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1509969748 (ISBN 10) and 9781509969746 (ISBN 13).

Women's Legal Landmarks in the Interwar Years shines new light on 33 legal landmarks, many forgotten today, that affected women in England and Wales between 1918 and 1939. It considers the work of feminist activists to bring about legal change which benefited – or aimed to benefit – women. Areas explored include property, inheritance, adoption, marriage, access to health care, criminal law, employment opportunities, pay, pensions and political representation. It also examines campaigns by key women's organisations, and assesses the impact of early women lawyers and politicians. While some of the landmarks effected change during this period, others provided the foundation for measures in later decades. Together the landmarks demonstrate that far from being a relatively quiet period of British feminism, the interwar period played a key role in ongoing fights for recognition, representation and justice.