Marriage in the 1950s and 60s

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Title

Marriage in the 1950s and 60s

Publisher

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Description

News broadcasts from the archives of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), documenting issues of marriage in the 1950s and 60s postwar United Kingdom. Stories focus on women's experiences, issues of divorce law, and the introduction of contraceptives. Several dozen photographs accompany the news stories as well.

Subject

Femininity
Womanhood
Women
Femininities
Heterosexuality
heterosexual
Children
Adolescence
Teens
Dating
Courtship
date
Marriage
married
marriage guides
Wedding
Commitment ceremony
Criminalization
prosecution
arrests
laws
Reproduction
conception
pregnancy
childbirth
Contraception
Birth Control
sterilization

Date

1950s
Postwar
Baby Boom
1960s
Cold War Era

Type

Photographs
Audio recordings
Music

Identifier

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Coverage

Gretna Green, Scotland
United Kingdom
Great Britain
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland

Website Item Type Metadata

Date Accessed

6/23/2016

Source Institution Type

Professional institution or organization

Geolocation