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The Changing Role and Status of Women in Britain Since 1900 1. Explain why women failed to gain the right to vote between 1900 and 1914. (15 marks) At the beginning of the 20th century the women in Great Britain suffered from traditional weaknesses in social, economic and cultural life. They had played a secondary and supporting role for men for centuries, few of them received serious education than men and were banned from most universities, most jobs and professions. If they were present in any form of employed work it was usually only as domestic servants, nurses, tutors and governesses and all these positions were usually considered as temporary because they were expected to end the moment the woman got married. In popular culture marriage was still seen as the only path through which women could find fulfilment. For this reason involvement of women in politics seemed to be a far...

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