How Useful and reliable are these sources in explaining how the lives of women were affected by World War 1? During the infamous World War One, there were many drastic changes which occurred. In a way, the First World War acted as a catalyst for certain crucial events. For example, certain Generals (like Lord Kitchener) were removed (due to their incompetence) and many soldier deaths occurred, in result of this. However, an event that helped shape the future was the lives of women.
“The Treatment of War’s Impact on People” in Wolff’s “Casualty” and Gallant’s “The Moslem Wife” “All the survivors of the war had reached their homes and so put the perils of battle and the sea behind them.” -Homer, “The Odyssey” line 1 War is a horrifying, dangerous, and life changing experience. “Casualty” by Tobias Wolff and “The Moslem Wife” by Mavis Gallant both demonstrate the devastating effects war has on people. “Casualty” by Tobias Wolff is about two soldiers, B.D. and Ryan, whom are completing their tour of duty in the Vietnam War. “The Moslem Wife” by Mavis Gallant is about the experience of an innkeeper in southern France, Netta, whose home and life is invaded by the Second World War.
Using my own research i will discover whether the World War One had a positive effect on the role of women. After the immediate rise in female unemployment at the beginning of the war due to the ‘middle-classes wish to economise’ (first world war, accessed 07/01/09), the only option to replace the volunteers gone to front was to employ women in the jobs they had left behind. This was supported by all the major feminist groups, who suddenly ‘became avid patriots and organisers of the women in support of the war effort’ (war and gender, accessed 22/01/09). Overall women’s employment increased from ‘three million in 1914 to five million in 1918’ (Murphy, p373, 2000). For many of the women the war was ‘a genuinely liberating experience’ (first world war, accessed 07/01/09), and made the women feel useful as citizens.
There are many women who used their photography skills during World War II to examine and bring the different faces of the war to the masses. One of the famous female photographers, Toni Frissell, had a career photographing fashion and the upper class for magazines like Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. She knew a lot of the country’s wealthy people, and when she decided on a career change, her family did not approve. Once war came to the country, she forayed into photographing nurses, orphans, African-American airmen, WACs, and soldiers. She worked for the American Red Cross, Eighth Army Air Force and the Women’s Army Corps.
Case Study: Women in Second World War Tracey Freeman Chamberlain College of Nursing Contemporary History HIST410N-64786 Professor Rose July 25, 2015 The roles that May Craig, Toni Frissell and Ester Bubley played in World War Two (WWII), not only showed heroism, their contributions made considerable differences in the lives they touched. All three being women with careers, each felt a need to contribute their talents, as a journalist and photographers, leaving the safety of their homeland, to travel either across the country or abroad to report the war and its effects. Mary Craig, a Washington correspondent, was said to have covered WWII with the same ”keen eye and shard tongue” that informed her daily “Inside Washington”
Secondly, the women kept the country going by sustaining the country’s labor needs. Thirdly, they provided munitions that were essential for the soldiers in the battlefield. Lastly, during war time, some British women chose to volunteer as nurses, cooks and helpers to assist male soldiers in the army. It is through these ways that British women held crucial roles during the war even though they did not directly participate in it. As soon as the war broke out, the women of Britain suspended their campaign for the franchise, and boosted recruitment among the country.
The American Civil War marked a defining period in the United States history. The war forced women into public life in ways people may not be able to imagine in a generation. Thousands of women became involved in the war as Civil War nurses. Many women disguised themselves as men during the war so they can fight. This was the first time in many years that the women played a significant role in war.
Why were women given the vote in 1918? In 1918, women had finally gained the right to vote, after 68 long and hard years of campaigning and rebelling they finally got the vote they wanted. The women had tried everything like campaigning, getting them selves arrested, using the media and many more things were done. However, there were a couple of things that they did which really helped them get the right to vote and they were the fact that they helped the men in World War I, like loading the bombs shells with explosives and tidying the bomb shelters. Also I thought that the Suffragists played a vital role in getting the rights for women to vote because they proved to the men that they could protest and campaign without using violence or breaking the law, unlike the Suffragettes, who resorted to violence when they wanted their way or when they wanted to be heard.
Women of WWII World War II was the beginning of many changes, particularly for women. During WWII, there were many women war correspondents including Clare Boothe Luce, Elisabeth May Adams Craig, and photo journalist Esther Bubley. While there were almost 130 accredited women correspondents during this time, these three stood out to me. Clare Boothe Luce was a Congresswoman, a play writer, a war correspondent for Life, and an ambassador to Italy (Biography, 2015). Luce was considered one of the toughest women of WWII.
Abigail Adams reminded her husband to not forget the women in the constitution which is significant because it was the beginning of women’s rights. Women also became more involved and interested in politics, to the distaste of most men. Many women followed their soldiers while at war and took care of the men. There were some women who acted in radical ways (ex. the New York City fire, riots, and letters), which hadn’t previously been so.