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1 Women during WWI Laura Van Doren US History, Period 4

2 Major Roles of Women Factory WorkersFactory Workers FarmersFarmers NursesNurses Propaganda PostersPropaganda Posters

3 Women in the Factories Lack of MenFinancial SituationsFactories need Workers Women take Jobs

4 Women in the Factories Pictures from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/hfront2_02.s html http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/hfront2_02.s html

5 Women on Farms February1917 Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Food Supply for for the Allies

6 Women on Farms Pictures from: http://caber.open.ac.uk/schools/stanway/landarmy.html

7 Women as Nurses A typical role for womenA typical role for women Closest western women will get to the front lineClosest western women will get to the front line Army and Navy Nurse Corps.Army and Navy Nurse Corps. They wore an official uniform and had ranksThey wore an official uniform and had ranks

8 Women as Nurses Pictures from: http://library.uncg.edu/depts/archives/exhibits/womvet/wwi.asp

9 Women and Propaganda Women were depicted in most WWI propaganda postersWomen were depicted in most WWI propaganda posters They wore men's uniforms to encourage men to sign upThey wore men's uniforms to encourage men to sign up They encouraged women to volunteerThey encouraged women to volunteer They encouraged women to enlist their menThey encouraged women to enlist their men

10 Women and Propaganda Pictures from: http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/posterswwone.htmlhttp://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/posterswwone.html and http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/february20/gifs/brit_women_say.jpg

11 Bibliography Goldstien, Joshua S. “Women of World War I” http://www.warandgender.com/wgwomwwi.htm http://www.warandgender.com/wgwomwwi.htm Seattle General Strike Project. “Where Women worked during World War I” http://depts.washington.edu/labhist/strike/kim.shtml http://depts.washington.edu/labhist/strike/kim.shtml “Women in the Workforce” http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/womenww1_four.htm http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/womenww1_four.htm BBC “Women at War” http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/hfront2_02.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/hfront2_02.shtml The Canadian Encyclopedia “Women and War” http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008679 http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008679 The long, long Trail “Women’s Organizations” http://www.1914-1918.net/women.htm http://www.1914-1918.net/women.htm “WWI: Thirty Thousand Women were There” http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets4.html http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets4.html “History of the Army Nurse Corps.” http://history.amedd.army.mil/ancwebsite/slpr/slpr3.htm http://history.amedd.army.mil/ancwebsite/slpr/slpr3.htm “The Nurses” http://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww1/overview/nurses.html http://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww1/overview/nurses.html


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