Talk:Women's roles in the World Wars

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what did the women do after the war was over? what did the widows of the war do?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 210.10.206.50 (talk • contribs) . they married again (H)—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.219.252.251 (talk • contribs) .

Interesting questions, especially with a Username of Doc glasgow.

The forced (by conscription) introduction of women workers (who were unskilled - not a derogatory statement, just a fact) into industry and ship building in World Wars I & II was known as "dilution" and was bitterly contested by the unions, especially in the greater Glasgow area in World War I (that is when the "militancy of "Red Clydeside" first became famous).

Before "dilution", women (before marriage) worked in shops and domestic service, i.e. someoneelses big house / estate. After the two World Wars the women were basically thrown out so that the former male workers, who had been consripted into the armed forces, could have their old jobs back. After the WW II domestic service was on the decline and there was a big economic depression in the mid 1950's. Pyrotec 20:21, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

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I'd like to know between what ages women were accepted as nurses for World War 1. I believe men could enlist at age 18, but I'm not certain if the criteria was the same for women.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mynoris (talk • contribs) .

I'm not sure I know the answer to this one, as I've not yet done any research on it; anyhow no one else has responded. You're right that in WW I men could enlist at 18 and many doctor's (who were almost all male) were called up for service. It also turns out that there were male nurses in WW I, my grandfather was one but I did not know that whilst he was still alive.

At the beginning women tried to enlist as nurses but were not wanted by the British War Office, so some women, middle & upper class, set up volunteer corps of nurses in Poland, France and Serbia, as per Florence Nightingale, although she was dead by then. It was only later that women were allowed to enlist as nurses. This is discussed in books about Lloyd George, who was the 1st Minister of Munitions, also there is a reference to a book by Irene Chapman (written 1935)"Towards Sex Freedom".

If you find out, you could add it to Wikipedia. Pyrotec

Contents 1 Biased View 2 SS-Helferinnen 3 Women's suffrage 4 change title to "Women roles in the World Wars"

[edit] Biased View

"There is little doubt that women's work in the two World Wars of the twentieth century was an important factor in the course of both wars. This involvement changed the social status and working lives of women in many countries from that point onwards.

Women's contribution to both wars was significant; though the attitudes towards their contribution were typically paternalistic."

Biased and written like an essay. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.186.96.236 (talk) 19:51, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] SS-Helferinnen

The numbers involved were very small, and of all occupations for women in WWII, this was easily the most disreputable of the lot. Irma Grese, hanged in December 1945, has come to be seen as the archetype. Norvo 03:23, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Women's suffrage

This entire section should be removed as it is irrelevant to the subject of this article, and in fact contains some nonsensical statements such as donating stockings to soldiers to carry gunpowder!!!. The first sentence: "In part because of female participation in the war effort in the years after the First World War, Canada, the United States, Great Britain, and a number of European countries extended suffrage to women." may be added to the previous section as it was a consequence of women's role in WW I.

Syrenab 20:54, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] change title to "Women roles in the World Wars"

I suggest the title be changed to "Women's roles in the World Wars" in line with the usual preferences in history studies. Rjensen 04:31, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Good idea. I'll change it. Asarelah (talk) 20:06, 10 April 2008 (UTC)