Women in the war
- Created by: charlottedavey
- Created on: 03-05-15 16:54
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- Women in the war
- Recruiting men to fight
- In 1914 images of women were used in recruitment posters to persuade men to join up
- Persuaded men that fighting was the right thing to do to protect their family
- Women were encouraged to pressure men who hadn't joined up
- Presented them with white flowers (a sign of cowardice)
- Food shortage problem
- Women's land army was promoted
- 100,000 women joined in 1917
- 250,000 women worked as farm labourers by 1918
- 1916: a lot of grain ships were being sunk so needed to make Britain more sufficient
- 1918: 3 million new acres were being farmed for wheat
- A lot of farmers had gone off to fight
- Women's land army was promoted
- Helping with the war effort
- Joined traditional male areas: transport & metal production
- 600,000 in metal production by 1918
- New jobs paid better, were more interesting and gave them more personal freedom
- Previously were not allowed as it was considered un-feminine or too tough
- Put health at risk in dangerous industries like munitions or front-line nursing
- 900,000 in munitions by 1918
- Women were needed as replacement workers for men
- New jobs paid better, were more interesting and gave them more personal freedom
- Previously were not allowed as it was considered un-feminine or too tough
- New jobs paid better, were more interesting and gave them more personal freedom
- Politicians were very impressed with their contribution
- Asquith: "Deserved the vote and Britain would not have won the war without them."
- Vote was given to 30s+ but most of the war work had been done by the under 30s
- Asquith: "Deserved the vote and Britain would not have won the war without them."
- Suffragettes abandoned their illegal & shocking tactics and began to work closely with the government
- Joined traditional male areas: transport & metal production
- Recruiting men to fight
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