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In this lesson, students will be able to conclude how far women’s lives improved by the end of the 1970s. Within the lesson, students will study changes to women’s rights including: the introduction of the contraception pill, the legalisation of abortion, the Equal Pay Act, the Sex Discrimination Act as well as changes to home life, attitudes, divorce laws, work and education.

The key questions for the lesson are:

  • What were women’s lives like in 1950s Britain?
  • What developments were there in women’s rights in the 1960s and 1970s?
  • What aspects of women’s lives changed the most?
  • How far did women gain equality by the end of the 1970s?

The lesson includes the following:
1 x A4 printable timeline of key events (PDF & PPT)

Main Power Point:
Slide 1: Lesson title
Slide 2: Lesson key questions
Slide 3: As you enter controversial statement discussion
Slide 4: Current statistics activity about women’s equality today.
Slide 5: As you enter controversial discussion point 2
Slide 6-7: Key term match up with answers revealed.
Slide 8-10: Source analysis to give students an idea of attitudes and the role of women in the 1950s.
Slide 11: Task 1 - Reading and outlining task
Slide 12 - 13: Two printable fact sheets
Slide 14: Task 2 - Timeline instructions
Slide 15: Follow Up Questions
Slide 16 - 17: Learning Review Quiz - match up the key statistics.

I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued.

All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

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