War Work Flashcards
Describe attitudes to women in 1914
- underestimated
- men had more power e.g
Men could vote, all male police officers and women couldn’t speak in churches
Who was Mary mcArthur?
She was a woman’s right campaigner and wanted to get equality for women in the work place
Why was 1915 significant for munitions?
MUNITIONS CRISIS 1/3 of 6 million munitions were produced in 1915
How many shells had been produced in 1917?
76 million
Why was mention work so appealing to some women ?
Social, something different to being at home, wanted to help the war, 3 times the amount of money
Describe the affect of tiny on of women in munition factory
Swollen faces yellow hands( canary girls) rages and cancer of the jaw
How many women munitions does from tnt poisoning during the war?
106
What did the government do to take care of women’s health in munition factories?
Women were malnourished so workers canteen was introduced
Give examples of other work women did in the war
Women police mechanic coal workers road sweepers women stoker
Describe women’s contribution to medicine during the war
VAD nurses - volunteers buses often middle class 70,000 VADS and 500 female doctors
What happened in 1916/17?
Women could access every part of working life
What were the terms of women’s voting in the representation of the people s act 1918
Have to be a house holder or married to a house holder and over 30
What happens to women’s work after the war ended?
Only 1/3 of them were in work and the government produced a leaflet in 1918 telling women to go back into home
