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Mind Map by Niamh Taylor, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Niamh Taylor
over 8 years ago
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Role of women in WW1
- Before war
- treated like second class citizens
- didn't have vote
- few jobs
- low pay
- expected to be housewives
- treated like second class citizens
- women had to fill gaps in the workforce
- worked on:
- buses
- typists
- civil serivce
- police
- buses
- industries welcomed women
- 200,000 women found work in
government departments
- engineering department
- biggest increase in womens employment
- made ammunitions
- 30,000 women
employed in scotland
- 30,000 women
employed in scotland
- biggest increase in womens employment
- after war
- Restoration of Pre War Practices Act
- meant that soldiers got old jobs back
- the idea that women's work was in
the home was restored
- meant that soldiers got old jobs back
- Restoration of Pre War Practices Act
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