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1945 to 1965
the history of Leyton and Leytonstone
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The role of women
One local woman, who had worked at the London Electrical Wire Company in the First
World War, returned to work there during World War Two, but when the men returned
they took back the jobs that the women had been doing 1. But over time more women
took jobs, including mothers of school age children. This was the period when the
role of the housewife was diminished by increased availability of machines and materials
to reduce housework, fewer jobs requiring physical strength and stamina, greater
willingness of employers to have women in their workforce -