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"Glory of Women" by Siegfried Sassoon (poetry reading)

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The 1919 Restoration of Pre-War Practices Act

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Presented by Kate Adie Writer & Broadcaster

Presented by Kate Adie Writer & Broadcaster

At the outbreak of World War One, life for Britain's women was mainly tied to a life of domesticity, their places still largely in the home. Some, like the Suffragettes, were campaigning vocally for change, but the glass ceiling remained at ground level. Now, as Britain's men headed abroad to fight, women took their place en masse in factories, shops and offices across the country. And everything had the potential to change.

What was life like for the hard-working women who kept wartime Britain going? And, having proved they were a match for the demands of the wartime economy, were their efforts rewarded with better rights and greater freedom when peace returned?

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What did World War One really do for women?

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Presented by Kate Adie Writer & Broadcaster Presented by Kate Adie Writer & Broadcaster At the outbreak of World War One, life for Britain's women was mainly tied to a life of domesticity, their places still largely in the home. Some, like the Suffragettes, were campaigning vocally for change, but the glass ceiling remained at ground level.

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Recruitment tactics in WW1 | History - I Was There: The Great War Interviews

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WW1: Lord Kitchener wants you! | History - Britain's Great War

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Explores the changing role of women from domestic servants, through desperate seekers of equality, to recognised equals through hard work, dedication and bravery.

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Anthony Burgess Speaks: 1985 — The Rage of D.H. Lawrence (1/4)

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Sustaining Total War - Women in World War One I THE GREAT WAR

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Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen: Read by Christopher Eccleston | Remembering World War 1 | C4

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The Soldier by Rupert Brooke: Read by Sophie Okonedo | Remembering World War 1 | More 4

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We teach girls that they can have ambition, but not too much ... to be successful, but not too successful, or they’ll threaten men, says author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. In this classic talk that started a worldwide conversation about feminism, Adichie asks that we begin to dream about and plan for a different, fairer world -- of happier men and women who are truer to themselves.

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By the end of the session you will be able to confidently discuss how WWI challenged the roles of men and women.

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Two examine 'the weight of gender' i.e. gender expectations of men and women and how WWI challenged these ideas