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- Leila Williams was Miss Great Britain, she raised herself up and used the system to her advantage.
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- Perfect Wives in Ideal Homes by Virginia Nicholson is published by Penguin Viking.
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- Women did graduate in the 1950s but when you got married you were expected to stop working.
The Story of Women of 1950s – Careers, Class & Beauty Pageants
While women were educated and working in the 1950’s, one was expected – and in some cases, forced – to stop working after marriage to busy oneself with the home and children, a hot meal and slippers for the husband, etc. Meanwhile, much like today’s glamour girls, beauty pageants were a way out of poverty for working class girls.
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