Ireland, England and Spain 1930's

Spain

Feb 1, 1930

Women had no independence
could be given away in an arranged marriage
single women were not allowed out with out a chaparone. They worked from dusk till dawn and were given a daily wage of 1.5 peseas

Gandhi's visit

Mar 18, 1930

Major international media attention follows Mohandas Gandhi's peaceful resistance movement against British colonial rule in India

Spain's world depression pain

Mar 18, 1930

1930s was a dynamic period in Spanish history, characterized by the rise of fascism, spread of communism and economic hard times brought on by the Depression. All within the span of a decade, the people of Spain saw the fall of the monarchy, witnessed the declaration of the Second Republic, were divided by a civil war, and lived under two dictatorships.

spain

Apr 17, 1931

The Spanish monarchy abdicates and Spain becomes a republic

Spain 1931

Jun 13, 1931

The republic Government brought in 8 hour days, meaning women could be at home to cook and clean at 5pm. Also the government introduced limited divorce giving the women the right to vote and some limited maternity leave.

Anything Goes is now "porter" history

Mar 18, 1934

Anything Goes, makes its debut on broadway and has since been revived several times.
"Anything Goes," "You're the Top," and "I Get a Kick Out of You." These are all songs written into the show itself. It was written by Cole Porter.

Swing music... beats off jazz

Mar 18, 1935

"Swing" music starts becoming popular (from 1935 onward). It gradually replaces the sweet form of Jazz that had been popular for the first half of the decade.
Radio becomes dominant mass media in industrial nations

Spain war 1936 to 1939

Mar 1, 1936

Spanish Civil War occured. Germany and Italy back anti-communist nationalist forces of Francisco Franco. The Soviet Union backs the left-wing replican faction in the war. The was ends in April 1939 with Franco's nationalist forces defeating the republican forces.

Spain 1936

May 1, 1936

Just before the military coup in May 1936 two small groups of anarchist women from Madrid and Barcelona merged to form the Mujeres Libres (free women) organisation. Many were killed on the front line in the battle for Madrid. There were changes in work, leisure and attitudes towards women.

Spain Civil War

Jul 17, 1936

Civil war errupts in Spain as the army mutinies against the republican government.

Spain 1937

Apr 17, 1937

German planes bomb the basque city of Guernica, the world is horrified by the loss of civilian life.

Spain 1939

Mar 17, 1939

The Spanish Civil War ends with the fall of barcelona to the fascists under the general Franco. In the end over 500,000 people were killed in this war, and the result of the war was a dictatorship in Spain that lasted into the 1970's