A WOMAN'S ROLE

A woman's role hadn't changed much from the medieval era. The working class woman still had to work every hour to try to feed her ever growing family. The upper class woman still had servants. However, for the middle class woman life was changing. Although always wanting to "marry well", the working 'world' was now opening up for women. Also, many of the upper class started to work, seriously, in charities, with some now going into politics. 

Many women became teachers, typists, office workers and telephonists. With the invention of the bicycle and now having their 'own' money, young ladies found a new freedom their mothers never knew. Fashion changed, becoming more practical, and with the invention of the sewing machine, many could copy the fashions found in the ladies magazines.