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Discuss the ways that domestic ideology constructed femininity and what this meant for women's agency. 'Any girl worth her salt wants to be the best housewife ever - and then some' screamed at us from the pages of Woman's Own in 1932. (Pugh 2000, p.212) Yet, this philosophy was not a new phenomenon. According to feminist historians, domestic ideology and particularly, its focus on separate spheres for men and women has played a fundamental role in British culture since the late eighteenth century. (Webster 1998, p.ix) Although there is vast material available on this subject, a full exploration of this area of women's history would exceed the limits of this particular essay. Hence, in this instance, attention will be offered to the importance of the prevailing domestic ideology during the interwar period in British society. This will be undertaken within a Cultural Studies framework with reference to Hall's reading of...

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