Category 1
How many women joined the workforce during the war
1 million women
True or False: Women volunteers were important to the war. Why?
True. Examples include donating food, rationing, volunteering abroad, organizing their community, etc
What type of women volunteered overseas during the war
Upper class / affluent women
What are two different jobs women had during the war?
typists, telephone operators, nurses, factory workers, meat packers, translators, etc
True or False: Throughout history women never participate or help during wars. Explain
False, women have always had active roles during wartimes
Women who were nurses and ambulance drivers volunteered with what health organization
Red Cross
Nursing
What roles did women have overseas during the war
Yeoman, ambulance drivers, nurses
What skill did women need to work as telephone operators?
The ability to speak french
What right did women recieve after the war
What was a big change for the roles of women after the war
Women began to enter the workforce and proved they were capable of more than just housework
What is the kitchen pledge many women took
They cut back on eating or consuming foods like meat to save it for the soldiers abroad
What roles were Black women allowed during WW1
The Yeoman served in what branch of the military
The Navy