Ladies Can’t Climb LaddersAn inspiring centenary history of the influential women whose entry into professional roles between the wars shaped the personal and working lives of women today. It is a myth that either of the World Wars liberated women. The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919 was one of the most significant pieces of legislation in modern Britain. It marked at once a political watershed and a social revolution; the point at which women of 21 and over were