in institutes of higher learning. 1/3 of enrolees in colleges were women in 1880 rising to 283,000 in 1920. Britain lagged seriously behind with only London universities granting women a degree in this time and only 784 enrolees in Britain in 1897 In the 19th century it wasnt expected for middle or upper class women to earn a living. Working class women on the other hand were usually expected to work in factories. In 1900 there were only 200 female doctors and in 1910 women were still unable to obtain jobs in the justice system or politics. Teaching was the one profession in which women dominated. This however, was a low status job with even lower pay. This was the same in America, even though they had a higher standard of education many women went into teaching the few years prior to them settling down with a family. Even after women were accepted in the predominantly male careers, they were still discriminated against, this time in the form of pay. Many of the womens, male counterparts received a substantially higher wage even though they may be doing exactly the same job. In 1963 this was realised in America, due to the commission on the status of women. It was then passed that it was illegal to pay different wages for men and women who performed the same job. This law and many others have been passed, trying to get men and womens income equal, they have succeeded somewhat but in 1995 women only earned 71.4%of what men earned. Birth control was another issue campaigned for. In the 19th century the average woman gave birth to 6 children, over 35% gave birth to 8 or more children. Birth control was not openly advocated in the 19th century because it was seen to be interfering with Gods will. In 1877 Annie Besant and Charles Bradlaugh published The Fruits of Philosophy. This was a book specifically advocating birth control and the practice of voluntary motherhood, saying that women should be able to control their own bo...
