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    Women in World War One

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    World War One dramatically transformed the lives of women in Britain. From a social and industrial aspect‚ women were given chances that they believed would never arise. From the years 1914 to 1918‚ the lifestyles of women were indeed turned upside down‚ as they were employed into a large‚ differentiating pool of jobs‚ their sense of freedom and independence increased. Due to the large numbers of men who were starting to leave to serve their part in the War‚ a lot of jobs were abandoned‚ and employing

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    World War I - Women

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    either joined the military and/or took jobs in a war production industry; women were obligated to move outside their traditional roles and take positions in employment historically reserved for men. For instance in the United States‚ images like "Rosie the Riveter" promoted the ideology that it was patriotic and not unfeminine for women to work in these various industries. Posters in Canada were launched illustrating a women holding a bomb stating "I’m making bombs and buying bonds." In March 1942

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    Women in Herodotus’ The Histories From Helen of Troy to Candaules’ queen‚ historians have documented many quarrels over women. One historian in particular‚ Herodotus‚ wrote often of the implications women had on the history before him. Women over history played largely a secondary role in almost everything‚ from politics to simple household decision-making. Women also were married off in order to gain land and status for their families‚ especially their fathers. Yet wars‚ both civil and foreign

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    Women of World War 2

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    Name Case study Contemporary history All three of these women were serious inlfuences during the World War 2 era. They each had extremely simliar influences‚ exposing the truth‚ that helped shed light on how war effected civilians as much as it did soldiers. Mainly the european society‚ where women and children were stranded homeless‚ and poor after war had swept through their communities. Each of these strong women were determined to make sure that the world saw the real attrocities of war

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    information that I read in this book was how all women no matter their race wanted their rights because they worked like a man if not harder and did men’s jobs sporadically throughout history. This was interesting because even though women proved themselves over and over and still men refused to recognize them. Women posed as a major factor in both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars but once again received no recognition. Men failed to realize the importance of women. The material in this book is very important

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    Pg6-13 #1‚2‚3‚4‚8 Pg51-56 #1-6 1-The Mesopotamian’s believed in the afterlife and had a myth that they believed in known as “The Epic of Gilgamesh.” 2-The message of Siduri’s advice to Gilgamesh is that all men have to die and only the god’s can have immortality. She also says he needs to enjoy his life while he’s alive and not worry about dying. 3-Utnapishtim’s initial response and message compliments what Siduri said because both deal with how he should appreciate the life he has because

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    Women In World War 1

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    Women in North America‚ during World War One‚ had to face various problems and obstacles. However‚ the biggest problems women had to face during the World War One were political‚ social‚ and economical problems. Women were mistreated by men and did not feel like they had what was necessary to be as powerful as they wanted to be. Only after the war did Women get the rights they deserved. Furthermore‚ only after the war did women get recognized for their struggle and only then did people start to notice

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    Womens Movement Sharon Pratt Apus     Women’s movement Name:Sharon Pratt Instructor: C     Abstract The following is an article that seeks to give a historical account of events that have shaped women’s activism in the world. It gives a brief overview of the international women’s movement and names women activists who have shaped history in the fight of women’s rights. Also it draws comparison of the effects of women’s activism

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    World History 1.05

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    1.How would you name the school? What would be its mascot? Explain your choices. I would name the school based on the country there in or by a historical event that has happen in the past that had a good out come on their country. The reason that I have come up with this choice is because it seem like a good I deal to do it that way. More people would rather it be this way then just a random name with a thought about it. I would name the mascot after the main person that was in charge of the historical

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    World History 1.02

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    Part One: 1. The Holy Land is an important site for all three monotheistic faiths because it represents them all even if they have slightly different beliefs. For example‚ the Jewish have the Wailing Wall‚ the Christian have Holy Sepulcher and the Muslims have the Dome of the Rock. Each of these specific cities throughout Jerusalem hold special importance through there religion. For Judaism the Temple Mount and Cave of the Patriarchs symbolize there religion. As for Christianity‚ the Church of

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