Women in the war Flashcards
What did Emmeline Pankhurst do when war broke out?
She instructed her Suffragettes to stop their campaign of violence and support the war effort in every way possible
In July 1914, how many women were in employment?
3.2 million
How many women took up jobs in governmental departments?
200,000
How many women took up jobs in clerical positions in private offices?
500,000
How many women took up jobs in agriculture?
250,000
How many women took up jobs in munitions?
700,000
How many women were in employment in January 1918?
5 million
Give 3 examples of organisations that women could work in to help the war
Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps, the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) and the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD)
What was used to try and bully and shame men into joining the army?
The Order of the White Feather
What did the Mothers’ Union do?
They published posters urging mothers to persuade their sons to join the army
How many women served in the Women’s Land Army?
About 260,000
When was the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) founded?
1918
