Torquay: a woman’s town

Torquay: a woman’s town

During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries commentators were describing ‘men’s towns’, places which had a conspicuous masculine presence. This could be in industry, such as mining or steel working, or in the military. They also referred, often dismissively, to places where women were in a visible majority and where they possessed a social and […] The post Torquay: a woman’s town appeared first on We Are South Devon.