Women were expected to be demure, passive and obedient to their husbands and other men in society. This activity gives students the opportunity to use photographs, buildings and documents to find out more about the lives of women from a range of social backgrounds. May's view of women's changing attitudes is contradicted by margaret deland Of course there were women a generation ago, as in all generations, who asserted themselves But they were practically 'sports.' Their work was considered separate to men's work, and women were still expected to give up work once they got married, reverting to their natural roles of wife, mother, and housekeeper
Of course, your lifestyle as a woman all depended on which social class you were in. Women in the factories during the war many women went to work in the factories that produced arms, bullets and shells These women were called munionees How would the soldiers fight the enemy without bullets and arms Many women were working in factories for the first eme by the end of the war. Learn how government, personal and political lives and the roles of women changed as a result of world war one, as part of higher history.
Other women continued to focus on domestic life Women in the lowell ,ills worked long hours under strict supervision but also gained a new sense of independence and solidarity. The more than 25,000 us women who served in europe in world war i did so on an entrepreneurial basis, especially before 1917 They helped nurse the wounded, provide food and other supplies to the military, serve as telephone operators (the “hello girls”), entertain troops, and work as journalists. In this lesson we will look at women in the early 20th century, specifically before, during, and after world war i With so many young men volunteering to join the army, and with so many casualties in the war, a space was created in employment and women were called on to fill these gaps
World war i was to prove a turning point for women
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