Womens Suffrage and World War I :: Papers

Womens Suffrage and World state of war I In my opinion British women would not clear gained the safe to vote in 1918 without the First World state of war. In my research to indorse my view, I obtained my information from my history book and the Internet I provide state the source of my information and explain how the information links to the causes and cause that enabled women to get the vote. During the war, women were given responsibility and knowledge to carry out competent work. They became more confident in their ability to influence people and to have their say. They learnt to juggle home and family, and manage financially. They destinyed change and knew this had to come from the government. They wanted to choose a government with the policies they approved of. Realising that they were a valuable manpower and could become as skilled as men made them want to be valued and to have a say in the countrys affairs. unitary argument in favour of women shows pictures of what men could be A convict, lunatic, owner of white slaves, unfit for service and a drunkard. This portrayed men as being responsible for(p), but they still could vote. Then it shows what women could achieve Mayor, nurse, mother prepare or teacher or a factory hand, which showed them as responsible but they still couldnt the vote.1 Mens attitude towards women during the First World War was still negative. The ability of women to take on the roles of men meant that increasing numbers racket of men were vulnerable to conscription.2 The women were told that they couldnt vote because they werent fighting for their country. They couldnt fight because they werent allowed to. Women helped in the ammo factories, where dangerous sulphur made their skin turn yellow.3 The governments opinion changed from mentation that women were incapable of responsible positions. The government tried to ignore the fact that they worked in the ammu nition factories, and said that they werent serving their country, but they finally accepted that with this and other types of work, women were