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1. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › articlesWhat did women in Britain do during World War One?

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   As more women started to work in offices, they were trained in tasks like bookkeeping (keeping a log of money) and working a switchboard (a telephone control centre). Shop workers packed groceries...

2. www.bbc.co.uk › teach › articlesHow World War One was a watershed for women's rights

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   The need for workers to take over men's work in factories, combined with the demand for munitions during World War One led to women entering the workforce in large numbers. As a result they were ...

3. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › topicsLife on the Home Front during World War One - BBC Bitesize

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   Learn about life on the home front in Britain during World War One. Find out how air raids, food and rationing, and the Defence of the Realm Act and other laws affected daily life and...

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5. www.iwm.org.uk › history › the-vital-role-of-womenThe Vital Role Of Women In The First World War

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   Did the First World War transform women's lives? Delving into the IWM film and sound archives, we uncover some incredible true stories of the women who served and worked during the First World War.

6. beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk › explore-theWomen and the First World War - The National Archives

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   Women’s Land Army armlet. Date: 1917–1919. Catalogue reference: MAF 42/8. The Women’s Land Army (WLA) was established to support the war effort from the home front. Although the WLA is often...

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7. www.womenslandarmy.co.uk › world-war-oneWorld War One - Women's Land Army

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   During World War One, 23,000 women were recruited to work full-time on the land in the Women’s Land Army. They helped to replace male farmers and farmworkers who had gone to fight in the war.

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   What did the women's Land Army do in WW1?

   • This Women’s Land Army recruitment poster by the artist J Walter West, emphasises the work done by the Forage Department of the WLA. During World War One, 23,000 women were recruited to work full-time on the land in the Women’s Land Army. They helped to replace male farmers and farmworkers who had gone to fight in the war.

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   What jobs did women do in WW1?

   • Slide 1 of 3, Two women operate a telephone exchange switchboard during World War One, Clerks dealt with letters, filing and typing As more women started to work in offices, they were trained in tasks like bookkeeping (keeping a log of money) and working a switchboard (a telephone control centre). What jobs did women do in the countryside?

   What did women in Britain do during World War One?

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   What was the Home Front during WW1?

   • And by the end of the war, everyone in the country was subject to food rationing. The hardships and efforts of ordinary British people led to everyday life being referred to as the home front Find out more about the home front during World War One. A group of female workers at a Clydeside shipbuilding yard during World War One.

   Life on the Home Front during World War One - BBC Bitesize

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   Why was World War 1 important to women's rights?

   • World War One was one of the defining periods of the 20th century and for women's rights it marked a giant leap forward. At the start of the war the suffragette movement threw its weight behind the war effort as women began to take up roles that would have been unthinkable a few years before.

   How World War One was a watershed for women's rights

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   How did the First World War affect women's lives?

   • The First World War is often represented as having a wholly positive impact on women's lives: women stepped into men's jobs for the first time ever, thousands of women served abroad along the front lines, women's football even became a hugely popular sport, and the war is thought to have strengthened their case for the right to vote.

   The Vital Role Of Women In The First World War - Imperial War Museums

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   What did Land Girls wear in WW1?

   • At its peak, the Women’s Land Army had more than 80,000 women working on the land, from poultry farming to rodent catching. Land Girls wore a uniform including practical breeches, green jumpers and felt hats. This item is a sample armlet issued to Land Girls, from the First World War.

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9. www.bbc.com › news › uk-wales-46118040How World War One heralded social reforms - BBC

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   The Representation of the People Act 1918 granted the vote to all men over the age of 21, and 8.5m women over 30 who were householders or who owned property. This was further bolstered by The Sex...