Nursery World - Nursery World 90th anniversary: Acts of Parliament

Initial reactions to many groundbreaking pieces of legislation have been captured through the pages of Nursery World. Hannah Crown combs through the archives to find them

Pauline Bercker from Leeds takes part in a demonstration in Trafalgar Square calling for equal pay for women on 18 May 1969

The launch of Nursery World coincided with a time of much social change. Just two years after the first publication, voting rights were extended to all women, and thereafter a set of hugely important Acts of Parliament followed.

These laid the foundations for modern society, reflecting the need to ensure safe methods of adoption, provide freely accessible health services, established equal rights for women and minorities, legalised abortion and homosexuality, and provided for increased recognition of the rights of children.

Here are some key references.

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