Women In War Flashcards
What roles did women have in engineering?
Shipyards, brickyards, carpenters, signal women, electricians, plumbers, in breweries, tanneries, linoleum factories, caustic soda works, and so forth.
It was learned about women in engineering that they needed little …. To be as good as men.
What did the trade unions fear?
Training.
They feared that the government would lower wages and keep men out of work.
How did the government resolve the fears of the trade union?
They said they would pay women equally to men and they would have their jobs after the war.
What was the Women’s Land Army?
This was set up due to shortages of farmers.
Women were asked to sign up for the army and mainly sis work such as stone-picking, ploughing, haymaking, all for the same wages as men.
How many worked full time in the Land Army?
18,000
What other roles did women play?
There was a Women’s Voluntary Police Service in most major cities and women in transport.
By the end of war, ….. Women were in engineering industries.
800,000.
Which organisations helped on the front line? (Women’s armed forces)
The FANYs (First Aid Yeomanry) The Voluntary Aid Detachment
How many worked in military hospitals by September 1916?
8000 - they works for free.
What other tasks did women’s armed forces do?
They performed tasks in the office and kitchen, in cleaning, and driving.
What armed forces were there in 1917?
The Women’s Army Auxilary
Women’s Royal Air Force
Women’s Royal Navy Service
The suffragists and suffragettes had a … during the war and used the Order of the White …. and the Mother’s Union to encourage men to join the war. By 1915, employment rose with the April ‘s….l s….l!’ Lloyd George with Emmeline Pankhurst, as the Minister of Munitions, set up a …. for women in work, though male employers p….d.
truce, Feather, shell scandal ( a shortage of shells on the Western Front), register, protested.
Employment rose in 1916 with … causing the trade unions to fear the women would replace men …. after the war as they were …. to hire. In munitions, women would work … hour long days and would do dangerous work, packing … into …. and handling TNT which caused their skin to turn …. and blood …. These ladies became known as …. There were also many explosions leading to fatalities. Female welfare officers managed to achieve …. bathrooms and … for women in work.
conscription, permanently, cheaper, 12, cordite charges, shells, yellow, poisoning, canaries,bathrooms, nurseries.
What was the situation for women before war?
Mainly employed in work such as nursing and as domestic servants for less than men.
What social changes were made after the war?
Women now received their own wages and would spend the money earned on fun activities such as the cinema. They would go out unescorted and have meals with friends, smoking and drinking in public. Men were shocked to see them in trousers and uniform upon returning.
