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How did Women Contribute to the War Effort: Women on the Front Line | They couldn't fight in the trenches - British Army copied French and Belgian system of hospital units, mainly with female nurses. 1000s of women volunteered - many for Salvation Army that provided soup kitchens for recovering soldiers. Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC), formed in 1918, women worked as drivers, secretaries and officials on Western Front. |
How did Women Contribute to the War Effort: Women and Recruitment | Female members of the Active Service League encouraged young men to enlist. The Mothers' Union put up posters criticising mothers who stopped their sons joining up. |
How did Women Contribute to the War Effort: Women and War Work | Government departments took on 200,000 women during the war. More resistance to female workers - trade unions thought they would work for less and wages for men would drop - but 800,000 women worked in engineering by 1918. Around 260,000 women worked in Britain's farms - 20,000 in the Women's Land Army that helped to produce food for Britain. |
How did Women Contribute to the War Effort: Women and Munitions | 1000s worked in private and government-owned munitions factories. It gave women status and money but was dangerous due to possible explosions and side effects of the dangerous chemicals - 'canary girls' as they turned yellow like a canary. |
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