A Woman’s Place

Work was once deemed suitable for women only until they married. And it was not just men who thought that should be the case.

Children at Cheadle High School, Manchester, learning about ‘Hitlerism’ and ‘Democracy’, 1939 © Hulton Getty Images.
Children at Cheadle High School, Manchester, learning about ‘Hitlerism’ and ‘Democracy’, 1939 © Hulton Getty Images.

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