Women During WW1

Women During WW1​

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Teaching Point:

Good historians are able to evaluate the role women played in World War One by analyzing various sources.

Background Information (Context)

• Before the US entered war, most women were not allowed to vote or serve in military combat roles in the United States.

• Many women saw the war as an opportunity to not only serve their countries but to gain more rights and independence. 

• With millions of men away from home, women filled manufacturing and agricultural positions on the home front. Others provided support on the front lines as nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers, and translators.

Open Ended

One observer wrote that American women “do anything they were given to do; that their hours are long; that their task is hard; that for them there is small to almost no hope of medals and citations and glittering homecoming parades.”

What do you think this quote is saying about women during WW1?

Directions:

In the next few slides you will be reading documents and sharing your understanding about each document! Get ready :).

Poll

In paragraph 4, it states "women were expected to bolster the morale of their families..." What does "bolster the morale" mean?

• to be negative/sad.

• to be uplifting/supportive.

• to be joyful/positive.

Open Ended

How were women being uplifting/supportive to their families and husbands according to this document?

Open Ended

A piece of information that stood out to me about women who were working around the world during WW1 was...

Open Ended

How are these propaganda posters trying to persuade viewers? Be specific. (Look at the slogans, captions, vibes each pic creates, how the women look, etc.)

Open Ended

How did a loophole lead to women serving in the Navy? (In other words: How did employment change for women in the Navy?)

Video of Women during WW1:

https://youtu.be/6UmERSpTtJc

Open Ended

Based on the documents and video we watched, how do you think WW1 helped to impact/change the way society viewed women then and even now?