The Home Front
Canaries
What was the nickname for women who worked in the munitions factories?
Devil's Porridge
What was the nickname for the explosive paste used in munitions factories?
Wrens
What were members of the Women's Royal Navy Service known as?
Smoking and Swearing
What bad habits did women develop during the War?
Emily Miller
Who was the first female policewoman in Scotland?
Gretna
Where was the largest munitions factory in Britain?
FANY
What is the abbreviation for the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry?
More money and greater independence
What positive effects did the War have on women in Scotland?
Dilution
What was the name given to the idea that women would only be partly trained so that they couldn't completely replace men at work?
18 shillings a week
How much was a new Land Army recruit paid?
Voluntary Aid Detachment
What service recruited nurses to work in field hospitals on the Western Front?
Representation of the People Act 1918
Which law first gave the vote to women?
Three Weeks
How much food was left in Britain's reserve when women were recruited into the Land Army?
22 000
How many Scottish women were employed in the Land army during the War?
1917
When was the WAAC (and/or WRNS) founded?
Shorter
50 000
How many women were working on the railways by the end of the War?
Newlands Depot, Glasgow
Where was Mary Campbell the first female tram driver?
17
How many medals were awarded to women in the FANY during WWI?
30
At what age were women granted the vote?