It's true the monarchy here was strong then, Allan, as now, sadly; but it's also true that, for what it's worth, I'd be far less radical, overall, in the 1950s.

And even in the 1970s, when I played junior football, the number of girls competing at football was exactly equal to the number of boys competing at non-contact netball - ZERO. Attitudes change but certainly NOT always for the better. On the positive side, although obviously many still ride horses, e.g., overall cruelty to animals has dropped.