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1
Q

State the act and the date of when women were allowed to file for divorce, as well as men, if they could prove they had been cheated on.

A

The Matrimonial Causes Act - 1923

2
Q

State the act and date of when married couples could divorce if they believed their marriage had reached a point of ‘irretrievable breakdown’.

A

The Divorce Reform Act - 1969

3
Q

State 2 ways women contributed to the war (WW1) effort - explain (optional).

A
  • They encouraged men to join the army. [Women encourages their sons to join the war effort and also The Order of the White Feather encouraged women to give men who didn’t join the army a white feather as a symbol of cowardice.]