The Canadian
Women of World War 1
The women
in ww1 had a very big effect on the war because they were recruited for many
jobs when the new conscription law that was being enforced on men. This was the
start of a new era; women were now employed in jobs that were previously viewed
as man’s work.
Women at
Work
Women
had all types of jobs during WW1; some actively took part in the war, whereas
others filled in for the soldiers who had left their jobs. Here are some of the
jobs a woman would do in the war:
·
Ambulance drivers
·
Nursing
·
Munitions factory workers (making gun shells,
explosives, etc.
Jobs a
woman would do back home
· Railway guards/ticket collector
· Buses and tram conductors
· Postal workers
· Police/firefighters
· Bank tellers and clerks
· Farming
WW1 Effects on Women’s Lives
World War 1 changed the average life of women. When they began to work, women were paid a lot less than men were for doing the exact same jobs. This effected their home life and tended to make some of the more confident and loud women angry. Some went on strike, and some had no choice or just didn’t care and kept working. This was an unfair thing to do considering the amount of background work they did for the war.
Women actively involved in war, as nurses, doctors, or ambulance drivers were heavily depended on because without them there would have been a lot more deaths. Their courage was incredible and the fact that they volunteered their lives to take part in protecting their country is heavily praised.
Women did what they had to do during the war, supplying for their families, volunteering in war efforts, working in a demanding job or working in the warzone at hospitals, helping to save fallen soldiers. Without the help from women not only in Canada but from everywhere the war would have been a lot more difficult than it already was.
wow chloe great work very nice! sucks that the woman were not paid fairly for all the work they did. I wonder if the woman over seas had many casualties.
ReplyDeleteLots of information and yet not cluttered in the slightest, I like it! This really opens my mind to how important women were to the war effort. Did any women fight with the men?
ReplyDeletethis is a good typed up piece seems like you did quite a bit of research for this. sucks that the woman got paid less then the men for the same job that they did and yes the war had a big impact of change because of the woman that risked their lives for other lives. I wonder how mad the woman felt when they found out they were getting paid less then men
ReplyDeleteHi! This was well written and organised, good job! I was unaware women were paid less than men, for the same work, back then. My only question would be, when you say they took part, you mean they fought as soldiers?
ReplyDeleteI like the way this is laid out looks very neat and not messy very well put together I like the amount of information there is. I learned a lot from this one and something new that I didn't know. I wonder how upset the women felt when they realized that they were getting paid less money and their home life was being effected by it.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the way you listed the jobs the women took part in. It surprised me that some women were paid less than men and not all of them went on strike. Did all of the women know they were getting paid less at the time, or did they find out later?
ReplyDeleteWell organized and written. I had no clue that women worked in munitions factories in ww1. My question is, what sort of conditions did the nurses live in when they worked in the war?
ReplyDeleteThis is very neat and well written!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know how many jobs women did back then.
What would have happened if suddenly all the women teleported into another dimension during all of WWI?