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Such as knitting socks, making kits, etc....

2007-10-04 05:07:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities History

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During World War I, women did more than sew uniforms and make socks. Although they didn't work in munitions factories in that war, they did take up a lot of jobs that men vacated for the Army. You also saw more women out in the fields. One of the major changes is women clerks and secretaries became totally accepted by the end of the war.

2007-10-04 06:17:17 · answer #1 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 0 0

They worked in aircraft companies as riviters. There is a symbol made for them it is called Riviting Annie or something like that. It was a poster in WWii. Look up posters wwii.

2007-10-04 05:11:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

so a ways as i will bear in mind women human beings could no longer incredibly pretend to be men to get into the defense force like in Blackadder. there have been too many situations for the period of inspection and hygiene that their anatomical adjustments could have been particularly glaring! women human beings in uniform have been in contact in the ATS or Auxiliary Territorial amenities. This replaced into regularly the logistical area of the army, in WWII particularly, as drivers and couriers. additionally they could have been an person-friendly sight in defense force bases as technicians and radio operators. women human beings have been in actuality favoured as radio ops because of fact their larger pitched voices carried lots greater suitable on the frequencies. some women human beings have been even stationed on anti-airplane batters and caught gun positions, whether it replaced into frequently frowned on women human beings being located able of direct belligerence. there have been additionally necessary jobs in civil existence that frequently depended on women human beings along with air raid wardens and firefighters. It replaced into greater back dwelling house that ladies human beings incredibly did placed on the trousers on the form to communicate. From metallic working to bus carrying out they blew away all of the Victorian attitudes of ladies human beings as in basic terms useful for being instructors and nurses. As somebody else at here had suggested, there have been woman intelligence operatives, and that i will think of there have been lots of James Bond form activities they could have have been given as much as! it would not have been impossible for a woman to wind up on the front line, yet whilst she did become in contact in heavy combating, it would not have been on purpose. She could have been a courier who have been given caught in a fray, or a nurse in a forward field wellbeing facility, yet i can not think of of the different examples.

2016-12-17 17:04:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Made munitions, aeroplanes....

rather more than just knitting bl**dy socks

2007-10-04 05:58:16 · answer #4 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0 0

i think this may be wwII or WWI but i know that woman started making bombs and tanks and helments and guns for the men in the other countrys they were also nurses

2007-10-04 05:10:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Mainly factory work and farming

2007-10-04 05:25:54 · answer #6 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0 0

The women's land army was huge.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/categories/c1171/index.shtml

2007-10-04 05:16:19 · answer #7 · answered by Tilly_Mint 3 · 0 0

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