Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders

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The Pioneering Adventures of the First Professional Women

By Jane Robinson

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In Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders by Jane Robinson, the book explores the challenges and triumphs faced by pioneering women in the early 20th century who were breaking into professional fields traditionally dominated by men. Through a series of engaging narratives, it highlights their resolve, bravery, and the societal changes prompted by their efforts, focusing on themes of gender equality and determination.
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This fascinating historical exploration could captivate you if you're interested in the challenges faced by pioneering women at the dawn of the 20th century. Delve into the barriers and societal norms they had to confront in their pursuit of professional equality across various fields. It offers a compelling look at the courage and determination required to change the status quo in a rapidly evolving world.

Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders

This is the story of what happened next.

Ladies Can't Climb Ladders focuses on the lives of six women - six pioneers - forging paths in the fields of medicine, law, academia, architecture, engineering and the church.

Description

An inspiring centenary history of the influential women whose entry into professional roles between the wars shaped the personal and working lives of women today.

It is a myth that either of the World Wars liberated women.

The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919 was one of the most significant pieces of legislation in modern Britain. It marked at once a political watershed and a social revolution; the point at which women of 21 and over were recognised in law as being as competent as men. But were they? What actually happened when this bill was passed? This is the story of what happened next.

Ladies Can't Climb Ladders focuses on the lives of six women - six pioneers - forging paths in the fields of medicine, law, academia, architecture, engineering and the church. Robinson's startling study into the public and private lives of these women sheds light not on the desires and ambitions of her subjects but how family and society responded to the working woman and what their legacy looks like today.

This book is written in their honour. It is a book about live subjects - equal opportunity, the gender pay gap, and whether women can expect, or indeed deserve, to have it at all.

'An important and crackingly good read.' - Telegraph

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Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders by Jane Robinson is praised for its compelling narrative, offering a tribute to often overlooked female pioneers. The book is described as well-researched and engaging, capturing the challenges and resistance faced by women aspiring to enter professional fields post-1919. Robinson's witty writing style adds levity to the serious historical themes, providing an informative and entertaining reading experience.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784163990

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 March 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Black Swan

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 254g

Pages: 368

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Business & Entrepreneurship Education & Reference History & Military Jane Robinson Non-Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Jane Robinson is also the author of Bluestockings- The Remarkable Story of the First Women to Fight for an Education and Ladies Can't Climb Ladders- The Pioneering Adventures of the First Professional Women. She was born in Edinburgh, grew up in North Yorkshire and read English at Somerville College, Oxford. She has worked in the antiquarian book trade and as an archivist, and is now a full-time writer and lecturer, specializing in social history through women's eyes. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical and Royal Geographical Societies, a Hawthornden Fellow, and a Senior Associate of Somerville College. In her spare time she collects books and designs pop-up Escape Rooms. She lives in Buckinghamshire with her husband and two feline assistants, Emmy and Mrs Chippy. Trailblazer is her thirteenth book.