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1 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE CANADIAN HOMEFRONT BY: SHAKARA AND DEBORAH

2 Canadian Women Participated in scrap metal drives Bought “War Bonds” Planted “War Gardens”

3 Canadian Women Women knitted; socks scarves and mitts Set up refugee centres and provided people with clothing Joined war relief clubs, packaging “ditty bags” Donated blood to blood clinics Women donating blood “Ditty Bag”

4 Weapons and Munitions 1940 - The federal government created the department of Munitions and Supply Canada supplied their allies and provided the military with the following; o 800,000 Military Vehicles o 50,000 Tanks o 40,000 Naval, Field and Antiaircraft Guns o 1,700,000 Small Arms Minister of Munitions and Supply Clarence Decatur Howe

5 Weapons and Munitions One million women worked within the war effort industry during World War 2, making weapons and munitions such as shells and bullets Women developed welding and riveting skills at the factories While working in factories, some women faced gender discrimination RIVET : PERMANENT MECHANICAL FASTENER

6 Canadian Children Children joined; community clubs, service organizations and recreational clubs o Boy Scouts o Girl Guides Raised money for the Canadian Patriotic Fund Sew and knit clothing for care packages or Make bandages for injured troops

7 Education System Schools and universities supported and contributed to the second world war by; Promoting War Savings Stamps Collecting milkweed pods Making cadet training a compulsory for all male students = Milkweed pods Milkweed floss

8 Work Cited Bibliography 1941 Women Take Over Factory Work during World War II. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.massaflcio.org/: http://www.massaflcio.org/1941-women-take-over-factory-work-during-world-war-ii Canada Remembers Women on The Home Front. (2015, April 17). Retrieved from veterans.gc.ca: http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/those-who-served/women-and-war/homefront Education during the Second World War. (2014). Retrieved from http://spartacus-educational.com/: http://spartacus- educational.com/2WWeducationC.htm Fighting from the Home Front. (2001). Retrieved from http://www.cbc.ca/: http://www.cbc.ca/history/SECTIONSE1EP14CH3LE.html Historica Canada. (2014). Retrieved from thecanadianencyclopedia.ca: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/wartime-home-front/ Life on the Homefront. (2014, March). Retrieved from http://www.warmuseum.ca/: http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/newspapers/canadawar/homefront_e.shtml The Children’s War. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.warmuseum.ca/: http://www.warmuseum.ca/firstworldwar/history/life-at-home-during-the-war/the-home-front/the-childrens-war/ The Home Front - Second World War. (2015, April 17). Retrieved from http://canada150.gc.ca/: http://canada150.gc.ca/eng/1389104887012/1389965399754 Women and the War. (2008). Retrieved from http://www3.nfb.ca/: http://www3.nfb.ca/ww2/home-front/women-and- the-war.htm

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