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Contribution of WWI

Contribution of WWI . Evidence that WWI was main reason why some women were given the vote in 1918…. By 1918, 7 million women had volunteered to work in a range of industries; from making shells to secretarial jobs. E.g. 919,000 in munitions, 60% of shell makers were female.

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Contribution of WWI

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  1. Contribution of WWI

  2. Evidence that WWI was main reason why some women were given the vote in 1918… • By 1918, 7 million women had volunteered to work in a range of industries; from making shells to secretarial jobs. E.g. 919,000 in munitions, 60% of shell makers were female. • Posters such as those by Septimus Scott carried messages such as ‘These women are doing their bit’. • Suffrage campaigners postponed militant actions • By end of WWI, prominent anti-suffrage MPs were favouring votes for women e.g. former PM Asquith “I feel…it is impossible to withhold from women the power and the right of making their voice directly heard”

  3. Evidence that WWI was only one contributing reason why some women were given the vote in 1918… • Position of women had not changed dramatically. E.g. during WWI, hospitals accepted female medical students but in the 1920s they were rejected on grounds of modesty. • Vote was given to women ‘responsible and respectable’ over the age of 30. • Women in France did not get the vote in 1918, despite their large contribution to the war effort. • Conciliation Bills were close to being passed e.g. in 1912, the bill was only defeated by 14 votes.

  4. Women in WWI From the video, take relevant notes. For example: • Types of jobs (be specific with dates & figures; if available) • Attitudes towards women

  5. ACTIVITY Activity 1: Was the vote a reward for war work? • You will use a range of historiography (historians’ views) to create a bank of arguments. Activity 2: What changes took place during WWI which helped women get the vote? • Use evidence to complete the statements. Activity 3: Did WWI delay women getting the vote? • Collect evidence for both sides of the argument.

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