The Effect of the Great War on Women's rights by https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p Before and during WW1 en-us 2017-01-04 11:06:32 UTC 2017-05-17 08:27:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Women https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149830367 Women were seen as inferior to men and weren't involved in 'skilled' labour and often stayed at home doing domestic work. ]]> 2017-01-27 10:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149830367 Women's rights https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149830440 Women had fewer rights than men and were often viewed as inferior. Wages were lower, they had no right to vote, get certain jobs and with the exception of aristocracy were usually house maids. The suffragists/ suffragettes movement fought against this up until the war.]]> 2017-01-27 10:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149830440 https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149830564 Women considered as property, had no vote, lack of rights, suffragettes were fighting for rights, many men frowned upon womens actions following suffragette movements. ]]> 2017-01-27 10:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149830564 https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149830683 Women weren't respected or taken seriously as an equal in either work or politics. No matter their economic or public standing, women were always treated as a lesser to men.]]> 2017-01-27 10:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149830683 https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149830768 The cat and mouse act 1913 gave the government an oppressive image and was disliked by the general public]]> 2017-01-27 10:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149830768 The suffragettes and suffragists https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149830933 2017-01-27 10:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149830933 https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149831091 Women were shunned from politics and banned from voting in most elections. Even though women often endorsed male candidates they still had no say at all in who or what party gaining power within Britain.]]> 2017-01-27 10:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149831091 jake_freeman https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149833360 Women could vote in borough and council elections only but could not run for office by 1889]]> 2017-01-27 10:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149833360 Before the War jake_freeman https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149833689 2017-01-27 10:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149833689 The effect of the War on women's rights. jake_freeman https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149833892 2017-01-27 10:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149833892 Positive impact https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149834639 Some women received fair minimum wages and were able to experience new jobs. They could illustrate their capabilities and felt significant to the war effort. Some women even got equal pay to men. Women could see their importance to society and it highlighted their equality to men. Women were transformed during the war and it remained after the war, reinforced by how women over 30 were entitled to vote. ]]> 2017-01-27 10:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149834639 How and to what extent were women involved in the workplace https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149834976 Women were allowed into virtually all forms of employment.
100,000 served for armed forces, 947,000 worked in munitions, 117,000 in transport, 23,000 in voluntary aid, 15,000 in medical orderlies.

Many women also joined trade unions ]]> 2017-01-27 10:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149834976 To what extent did the war transform the role of women? https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149834986 The war helped to change then role of women from being that of a domesticated house wife to being involved in not only the day to day of society's running but also to that of some political rights. Women became entitled to vote, if aged over 30, on the same standard as a man]]> 2017-01-27 10:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149834986 How war did little https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149835026 Women did not achieve full equality to men as men over 21 could vote but only women over 30 were able to. Also, most women had to leave their wartime employment as men returned from the war. ]]> 2017-01-27 10:35:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149835026 the war had a positive impact on the role of women in society as it allowed for more women to find non-casual employment, and it drastically increased the amount of married women working. https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149835055 2017-01-27 10:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149835055 Positive impacts https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149835088 Women would be allowed into virtually all forms of employment.
Fair minimum wage rates would be set.
Improved financial independence of wives and the overall health of women and children. ]]> 2017-01-27 10:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jake_freeman/iy0sczzedr7p/wish/149835088