Context

patriachy

pre ww1

edwardian/ early 20th century

priestley worked in a mill, exposed to class discrimination

labour party victory in 1945, welfare state

laws favoured rich factory owners

women payed 1/2 to 1/3 of men’s wages

gap between middle lower class smaller due to heavy financial losses in ww2

influences by ouspensky who said that time repeated itself unless you learn

morality play

build a better equal society after ww2

women relied on charity in 1912

proletariat

bourgeoise