Women of War
World War 1 was a military conflict centered in Europe after the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by a nationalist Serb. “The Great War,” which became known as World War 1 after World War 2 ended in 1945, began in 1914 and ended in late 1918. This conflict caused many American men to travel overseas leaving women with many unglamorous tasks. During World War 1 women contributed in nursing, factories, farming, and even spies. However not many women actually fought on the war front. World War 1 was a vital time for women to show a male-dominated society that they could achieve success as well as men had done.
Before World War 1 women were not recognized but when men were fighting in a war for peace their recognition was about to change. With the men fighting overseas there was a shortage of workers in factories and other businesses where only men would work. A woman`s typical job would be to stay at home and tend to their children or domestic service. They would rely on men for their finances. Women would get jobs other than voluntary work to support their families financially. They would work jobs where men usually work including being mechanics, farmers, factory workers, and secretaries. “By 1917 the London Gazette surveyed 444,000 women, this survey stated that 68% of women changed jobs since the war began, 16% were out of domestic service, 22% were unemployed and now had a job in 1914, and 23% changed from one job to another.” (http://www.sachem.edu/schools/seneca/socialstudies/guttman/per5/roleofwomen/link1.htm) Them most common job women had taken were in factories. Women who worked in factories mainly made and shipped ammunition and other supplies for the soldiers in the war. The factories in which women would work in were unhealthy and hazardous to be receiving less pay than men. Protective gear did not exist putting women in an even higher risk of injury. The supplies they worked with were very dangerous and had a high risk of damage. Some
Before World War 1 women were not recognized but when men were fighting in a war for peace their recognition was about to change. With the men fighting overseas there was a shortage of workers in factories and other businesses where only men would work. A woman`s typical job would be to stay at home and tend to their children or domestic service. They would rely on men for their finances. Women would get jobs other than voluntary work to support their families financially. They would work jobs where men usually work including being mechanics, farmers, factory workers, and secretaries. “By 1917 the London Gazette surveyed 444,000 women, this survey stated that 68% of women changed jobs since the war began, 16% were out of domestic service, 22% were unemployed and now had a job in 1914, and 23% changed from one job to another.” (http://www.sachem.edu/schools/seneca/socialstudies/guttman/per5/roleofwomen/link1.htm) Them most common job women had taken were in factories. Women who worked in factories mainly made and shipped ammunition and other supplies for the soldiers in the war. The factories in which women would work in were unhealthy and hazardous to be receiving less pay than men. Protective gear did not exist putting women in an even higher risk of injury. The supplies they worked with were very dangerous and had a high risk of damage. Some