| Rhona aspired to be a schoolteacher, a feminised occupation, while she was at school. However, she was prevented from doing so on the advice of a doctor who […] was appointed by the Education Department, because of her inability to stand for long periods. As a result, and on the recommendation of her mother, Rhona left school around 15 and a half years of age [circa 1937] and attended a prominent business college, which her mother considered had a sound reputation, with a view to a career in office work. She went on to state that once she no longer had the option of becoming a school teacher, you were expected to make your [gendered female] choice, you know, whether you wanted to be a dressmaker or something or whether you wanted to do something in office work. And the office work seemed the ideal solution |
| Rhona aspired to be a schoolteacher, a feminised occupation, while she was at school. However, she was prevented from doing so on the advice of |
Source(s): Hayes and Jacobs (2017, p. 580)
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