What did woman do in ww1?

Question

What was the role of woman??

Answer 1

They took over the jobs that the men used to do. Everything from factory work to office work in the civil service. The more `manual` jobs were done by the working class women. The aristocratic ladies tended to become nurses.or work in canteens for servicemen on leave,some of them could fly and they collected aeroplanes from the manufactures and delivered them to the air-fields.

Answer 2

In 1901 and 1908 the establishment of the Army and Navy Nurse Corps opened the door for women in the military but ever so slightly. It wasn't until the United States got involved in World War One that some parts of the government got serious about using woman power.

Nearly 13,000 women enlisted in the Navy and the Marine Corps on the same status as men and wore a uniform blouse with insignia.

The War Department continued to thwart the Army's
repeated requests for women to serve as clerks
and consequently women other than nurses did not serve
in the Army during World War I.

Answer 3

They were nurses, both in the field and back home. The late Queen Mother's home of Glamis accepted wounded soldiers and she helped nurse them, she also lost a brother in the war.

Women also knitted warm clothing to be sent over to the men, they took over some of the jobs - though not on the scale in the 1939-45 war.

Answer 4

They did the same as the women of WW2. The done the mens jobs in the factoris, the public transport, the railways etc.

Answer 5

They would have worked in the munitions factories, intellegence work, translators, nursing, wrens ( they were part of the home guard). If you want more infor on any local women you should contact your local archives or even your local library.

Answer 6

Knitting.

Answer 7

This gives you the links you want. http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/womeninww1/Women_in_WW1.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wfirst.htm
http://www.worldwar1.com/heritage/e_cavell.htm
http://www.ppu.org.uk/e_publications/vera_women.html