factory jobs
Why did women want to do factory jobs?
to gain more rights and independence
What did women do to help by nursing during the war?
including dressing, helping people that are wounded, and also feeding the soldiers.
What clerical work did nurses do in ww1?
keeping patient records and documenting treatment.
How did women support the military?
truck driver, clerk and stock takers.
What did women do doing volunteer jobs?
working in factories and offices
What are two things women did as a switch board operators?
connecting calls, providing information
What did female nurses do in ww1?
stationed in military hospitals in the United States and overseas
How hard was it for women to do clerical work?
it was difficult for women
When did women start serving in ww1?
women started serving in august 1914
What age did the women do to volunteer?
21 to 46 years old
How did women get the factory jobs?
large number of women were recruited into jobs vacated by men who had gone to fight into the war.
We’re nurses paid?
yes they were paid 28.75 dollars per month.
How many hours a day did women have to work?
women had to work eight hours
How many women died during military in ww1?
around five million women died
Was the volunteer work hard for women to do?
yes women got sick a lot from how much chemicals they were around
What was a possible danger a women faced when working in the factories?
women were limited protection against the toxic chemicals.
How old do women have to be a nurse?
25 to 35 years old
How old did women have to be to do clerical work?
women had to be older then 16 years old
What happened to most working women after ww1?
many women remained in employment with wages around 60 percent
How many women volunteered in ww1?
about 175,000 women volunteered
Why were women’s skin turning yellow?
women were known as canaries in the factories because women had to deal with chemicals all day.
How many nurses died in ww1?
about 1500 nurses died
Why did women do clerical work?
so then women can take care of everything when the men go save their country
How did the women help the military during the war?
women in uniform performed more than 200 hundred different jobs during their service
what was the most difficult thing women had to do when volunteering?
women had to deal with sexual harassment and violence