30's - 90's Britain + Poets

WW2 began WW2 ended end of rationing Conservative government elected Labour government elected Conservative government elected Labour government elected Conservative government elected Labour government elected Labour (Margaret Thatcher) elected contraceptive pill available for sale Sexual Offences Act - decriminalisation of homosexuality peak of the Hippie movement Education Act ensured free education for children up to 14 years old comprehensive schools introduced 1st Ideal Home exhibition NHS launched Thatcher becomes Conservative leader beginning of miners' strike due to Thatchers attempts to break trade unions falkland wars cambridge awards its first formal degree to a woman 'The Female Eunuch' (Germaine Greer) published Equal Pay Act Passed Virago Press set up NHS Act Abortion Act passed 1st women's liberation conference Beveridge Report published - beginnings of welfare state teenage culture grew away from that of their parents Fashion and models, like Twiggy, became v. popular for teenagers alternative culture popularised (eg. Hippies, Punks, Skinheads) Larkin Became involved with the Movement at Oxford 'Ultimatum' published in The Listener fist solo collection , 'The North Ship', published 'A Girl in Winter' published graduates with a 1st in english 'Jill' published 'XX Poems' privately published Becomes librarian at University of Hull 'The Whitsun Weddings' published awarded Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry 'All What Jazz' published 'High Windows' published Awarded CBE last poem, 'Aubade', published Duffy born moves to Stafford sends 1st collection of poetry to a publisher attended Liverpool University 'Standing Female Nude' published 'Selling Manhattan' published 'The Other Country' published work shortage gave job opportunities to women government agreed to phase in equal pay over the next 6 years Tripartite education system introduced 'Mean Time' published poetry published by ‘Outposts’ began to work as poetry critic at 'The Guardian'