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Context of the play 'Steaming' is set in 1981 and the importance of the decade leading up to this time is very important in forming the Dunn's rationale of the play. The 1970's saw huge gains as a result of feminism. In 1970, the Equal Pay Act was passed, stipulating that women and men should receive equal wages for equal work. * In 1975, the Sex Discrimination Act was passed, outlawing discrimination in the workplace on the grounds of sex or marital status. In 1976, the Domestic Violence Act was passed as a result of feminists campaigning and establishing a network of refuges under the umbrella of the Women's Aid Federation. But perhaps the most significant achievement though, was the way in which feminism in the 1970s thrust women into the political and social limelight. Women supported each other in the demand that their voices be listened to, and they were...

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