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Comment on the suggestion that women gained “illusory progress” in the societies of Western Europe during the inter-war period?
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20th Century European Economic and Social History Coursework Comment on the suggestion that women gained "illusory progress" in the societies of Western Europe during the inter-war period? In this essay I will clarify the meaning of illusory progress. Discuss the main arguments about the progress of women in Western European societies in the inter war years with respect to a large range of relevant sources. The main arguments are that women gained temporary progress after World War One (WW1) to help rebuild Western European economies which were left serious structural problems, for example a very large ship building industry. In order to do this women progressed in society, for example after WW1 women in Germany gained the vote. The main argument by historians is that this progress was temporary and was reversed with the depression, shown by Hitler removing the vote for women. Using the views of authors such as Bridenthal countered...
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