Working Motherhood
Dr Helen McCarthy, lecturer in modern British history at the University of Cambridge, joins Dan to discuss the complicated past of working motherhood. They consider how women have been excluded from the world of work as well as attempts to break into i...
Dan Snow's History Hit · History Hit
April 16, 202020m 12s
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<p>Dr Helen McCarthy, lecturer in modern British history at the University of Cambridge, joins Dan to discuss the complicated past of working motherhood. They consider how women have been excluded from the world of work as well as attempts to break into it, and how these developments have informed our views on gender, work and equality in Britain today.</p><br><p>For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, including our new in depth documentary about some of the greatest speeches ever made in the House of Commons, please signup to <a href="http://www.historyhit.tv/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.HistoryHit.TV</a> Use code 'pod1' at checkout for your first month free and the following month for just £/$1.</p>
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