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WW2 beganWW2 endedend of rationingConservative government electedLabour government electedConservative government electedLabour government electedConservative government electedLabour government electedLabour (Margaret Thatcher) electedcontraceptive pill available for saleSexual Offences Act - decriminalisation of homosexualitypeak of the Hippie movementEducation Act ensured free education for children up to 14 years oldcomprehensive schools introduced1st Ideal Home exhibitionNHS launchedThatcher becomes Conservative leaderbeginning of miners' strike due to Thatchers attempts to break trade unionsfalkland warscambridge awards its first formal degree to a woman'The Female Eunuch' (Germaine Greer) publishedEqual Pay Act PassedVirago Press set upNHS ActAbortion Act passed1st women's liberation conferenceBeveridge Report published - beginnings of welfare stateteenage culture grew away from that of their parentsFashion and models, like Twiggy, became v. popular for teenagersalternative culture popularised (eg. Hippies, Punks, Skinheads)Larkin Became involved with the Movement at Oxford'Ultimatum' published in The Listenerfist solo collection , 'The North Ship', published'A Girl in Winter' publishedgraduates with a 1st in english'Jill' published'XX Poems' privately publishedBecomes librarian at University of Hull'The Whitsun Weddings' publishedawarded Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry'All What Jazz' published'High Windows' publishedAwarded CBElast poem, 'Aubade', publishedDuffy bornmoves to Staffordsends 1st collection of poetry to a publisherattended Liverpool University'Standing Female Nude' published'Selling Manhattan' published'The Other Country' publishedwork shortage gave job opportunities to womengovernment agreed to phase in equal pay over the next 6 yearsTripartite education system introduced'Mean Time' publishedpoetry published by ‘Outposts’began to work as poetry critic at 'The Guardian'
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