role of women in ww1 essay

Sort By:
Page 6 of 26 - About 259 essays
  • Better Essays

    The defining characteristics of WW1 were its sickening violence and its immense death toll so, understandably, many pieces of war literature aim to present the horrors of war in order to unflinchingly reveal the true experiences of the soldiers. However, Journey’s End by R.C Sherriff and A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry also focus on the emotional aspect of war and the relationships it created and destroyed. The war forced people of every background to rely on and interact with each other while

    • 1771 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Decent Essays

    effected European women, living both in democratic and fascist governments, greatly. In democratic governments, World War One changed women’s expected roles in both the public and private spheres. During WW1, women’s changing roles in the labour market is evident through Industrial Conscription. In the same way that men were drafted to fight on the front lines during the first world war, women were being conscripted into war related industries. This caused issues for many women, who were now working

    • 548 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    WW1 Propaganda Campaign

    • 381 Words
    • 2 Pages

    The goal of this propaganda poster is to promote enlistment during WW1 for the British army. Persuading and informing citizens. As they were having challenges on the number of recruitment of volunteers. The poster depicts the father of a girl and boy sitting on an armchair. The boy is playing with toy soldiers on the ground while the daughter is sitting on her father’s lap, pointing to the book and questioning her father; ‘Daddy, what did you do in the great war?’ The father looks at the audience

    • 381 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Women, as seen in a war propaganda poster launched during the war, “Here's Your Chance - It's Men We Want ”, further reinforced how staying at home would make men undesirable, and to become this ultimate masculine figure that women would only be attracted to, they enlisted. This can be seen in ‘Bartle’s’ own experience, though in a completely different time period

    • 1074 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Nurses Role In Ww1

    • 963 Words
    • 4 Pages

    During WW1 in 1914 to 1918, Nurses seemed like an unlikely participant, although they had served a vital role. The nurses are remembered through their contributions, courage and never-ending ANZAC Spirit. They displayed their courage by risking their lives to tend to the injured and ill, and those who needed moral support. The nurses had managed to keep the ANZAC spirit around the hospitals, whether that be decorating or singing, the spirit never left. Yet the most important thing Nurses had was

    • 963 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Higher History Women

    • 1700 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Model Answer "Changing attitudes in Britain Society towards women was the major reason why some women received the vote in 1918". How accurate is this view? During the 1900s, many women were beginning to stand up for themselves and no longer wanted to be inferior to men. Prior to 1918, women were disrespected and under - valued in society. There was a change in attitudes towards women as the image of the "New Women" began to arise. They were becoming involved in various different jobs, having the

    • 1700 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    apparent the text supports and challenges the assumptions of a patriarchal society. Interrogating this text with a critical feminist viewpoint reveals the men and women appear to be victims of social and cultural norms of the 1920s, which were firmly entrenched. However, some of the characters attempt to redefine these, especially the women in order to renegotiate the gender norms. Jordan resists social pressure to conform to feminine expectations and, despite Daisy and Myrtle living more traditionally

    • 1162 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Better Essays

    over vast amounts of time are considered by many as the world’s greatest agents of change. One such poet is Wilfred Owen, who was a soldier of Great Britain during WW1. His poetry reflects his firsthand experience of the horrors of war and his sentiments against it. Wilfred Owen gave soldiers who were fighting in the trenches of WW1 a voice which dramatically changed the British Empire’s view on warfare as a whole. Today, ladies, gentleman, and students of the Brisbane Writers Festival, I am here

    • 1303 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Women over the course of hundreds of years have always struggled to be equivalent to men. Weather that be the right to vote, the right to speak up, or the right to lead. Leadership for example, is founded upon many different grounds. One being the military. Having a role in the military meant something greater than having a “regular” occupation to women. It meant that one has the opportunity to lead his/her country. To be the difference in the world. Females also wanted a taste of what it’s like

    • 1610 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Legend Of Gallipoli

    • 1909 Words
    • 8 Pages

    Because man from all different backgrounds and states fought together they were properly united and brought that attitude back home. The Anzac legend has had a positive impact, defining what it means to be Australian, however how did Gallipoli an WW1 impact on Australia socially and economically. The failed Gallipoli campaign mean that bonds with Britain deteriorated, due to poor British leaderships, and the superiority that that showed to Australians. By leaving the influence of Britain the nation

    • 1909 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Decent Essays