- The #Marriage Bar. A social construct that only became illegal with the equalities legislation of 1975. Female staff depended on who they worked for - often which matron - on whether they were fired once wed Read @helenglew.bsky.social's work for its history in the UK #WomensHistory #HistNursing
- Something I Found in an initial trawl of the committee books of a hospital in the North West - 1915. Explicitly - no pay, no promotion and no permanence! Oh thank you so much! #WW1 #WomensHistory
- Know cadet nurse in early 1960’s sacked for getting married - Manchester
- Yes, sadly very common. My mum was working in a bank c.1966 - sent away with her pension turned into a sewing machine. It was very common for women's pensions to be used by their employer for their 'leaving gift' - often a dinner service. Something perceived as domestically useful.
- COHSE women members got a wedding dowry until 60s
