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/// What about the families that used to hide from the rent man because they couldn't afford to pay?
The families that relied on the pawn shop or had a tally at the corner shop?
Those children that were given boots and shoes by the local newspapers' Christmas appeal otherwise they would have none?
Families that 'did a flit' owing money everywhere?
Gas meters broken in to for the money. ///
Most of what you say may be true in some families, but could you imagine anyone going to those lengths these days? well on second thoughts, yes some would still I do believe even after being given state hand outs and free health care etc.
/// As for married women not working - that is a fallacy for the majority of people. They may have had to give up their civil service and teaching jobs but they did work outside the home - usually very low paid, part time jobs such as cleaning, catering, shopwork, evening jobs such as usherettes at the cinema. ///
I don't think these would be ex teachers or ex civil servants, no these casual workers would be the ordinary working class or single parent family women, who's husbands were in the forces, and the women boosted their meagre income by taking up the kind of jobs that you suggested.