Table of Contents

Preface Abbreviations PART 1: INTRODUCTION: THE FORGOTTEN GENERATION PART 2: WOMEN IN THE WELFARE STATE The Welfare State and Women's History The Beveridge Report Women's Organisations' Response to the Beveridge Report Mass Observation PART 3: FORMAL EDUCATION AND CAREER CHOICE 1950s Sociological and Educational Research The Headmistresses' Associations The Crowther Report PART 4: ADVICE MANUALS AND WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT 1950s Sociological Literature Youth Employment Service and Advice Manuals Women's Employment PART 5: THE CAREER NOVELS List of Career Novels for Girls PART 6: GIRL TO WOMAN Belonging, The Female Club The Woman You Want t To Be A Woman's Work PART 7: MY OWN FRONT DOOR. REMEMBERING THE 1950s. The Interview Process Family and School Work and Marriage Constructing the Self. Looking back Conclusion Statistical Appendix Bibliography