Wives Make A Road (1965)

Title reads: “HOUSEWIVES BUILD ROAD“. Hockley, Essex. Exterior. Various shots group of women building a road. We see them digging, amongst them is Mrs. Tibbles, aged 71. M/S woman driving a tractor, surrounded by others digging. C/U women on tractor. Interior. Various shots Joseph Burt cooking dinner while Mrs. B. is out road building. Various shots of Mr. Trevor trying to change a baby’s nappy. More shots of the women road building. M/S local MP Bernard Brain talking to one of the women. C/U ditto. The road is Plumberow Avenue, it used to be a muddy track. Both the Rural Council and the County Council refused to resurface the road, so the women the women took things into their own hands! Excellent item for showing reversal of traditional gender roles. Note: more information on file. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.