• Question: If you lived in the 1920's what would you do?

    Asked by anon-227019 to William, Thibaut "Tibo", Harry, Georgia, Emily, Aimee on 12 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Harry Wilkinson

      Harry Wilkinson answered on 12 Nov 2019:

      I definitely would not want to be a chemist! It was incredibly dangerous back then! I’d like to think I would be able to invent some modern things using what knowledge I have though.

    • Photo: Georgia Orton

      Georgia Orton answered on 12 Nov 2019:

      Educational opportunities for women were considerably more restricted for women in 1920. Lots of people left education much earlier and until 1920 (I think) women could not graduate from Oxford. Maybe I wouldn’t have been able to be a scientist.. I have no idea what I would be doing.

    • Photo: Aimee Egglestone

      Aimee Egglestone answered on 12 Nov 2019:

      In the 20s I’d have been much less likely to be employed (as I am a woman) and if I was it most definitely would not have been in science!

      That said I do love the Flapper/Fringe dresses so maybe I’d have become a dancer!

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