a poster from 1915 encouraging women to enlist into the army
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the roles of womenAustralian
women served in the army as nurses and medical workers. There were also a number of Red Cross volunteers who supplied comforts to the troops, teachers and fundraisers. The nurses had to be single or widowed. Only some married women got passed the recruiting stations, and some got married during their period of service. (australia women world war one, 2013) At the home front, women had to deal with the severe consequences of war, looking after children and their family delegations alone. They had shortages of resources as well as their fears for their future, and the fear of losing the ones close to them. A lot of women were involved as nurses and in other types of duties. They contributed more actively to war efforts through a form of military service. Other Australian women were also closely connected with war through male relatives and friends away on military service.(australia women world war one, 2013) Maybe one on of the hardest jobs for the women, was to keep up their morality and hopes in such a depressing time. Although the women were enrolled as nurses, they were available to help comfort and form friendships with the patients. This made it emotionally worse to lose a solider. The forces often mentioned that the Australian nurses were the kindest of people. (nursing, 2013) how old did they have to be ?To the women who served their service overseas for whom has
specific statistics, 1184 aged 21-30, 947 aged 31-40, and 91 were 41+. Seven were under 21 (although the official enrolment age was supposed to be 25) (australia women world war one, 2013) how many died ?Several nurses were wounded and 13 were
killed. However, the Australian government refused to allow women to serve in any direct roles in the armed forces. As the men went off to war, many women entered the paid workforce. Thousands more helped with recruiting campaigns, fund raising and charity work. (australia women world war one, 2013) How many volunteered to take part (darlington, 2013)some
3000 Australian women travelled overseas with Australian army nursing service. They served in all the theatres of the war and on transport and hospital ships .these nurses worked under extreme conditions tending the wounded after battles. Thousands of women helped troops by providing extra clothing, tobacco, medicines and other comforts that the army failed to provide. They also made cloths for the allied refugees. Many other women cared for returning invalids through the Red Cross. They met returning hospital ships and provided kitchens and rest homes. famous WW1 womenThe first awards were given to four nurses. Sister Clare Ceacon,
Sister Dorothy Cawood, Sister Alice Ross-King and staff nurse Sister Mary Derre. They each received these rewards for risking their lives to save patients trapped in a burning building after a German attack on the western front in France. (women in war time, 2010) In july 1917, sister pratt was on duty at a clearing station in bailleul, france, as a bomb located near her tent exploded. her shoulders and back was hit my metal fragments, punctering her lungs. although she continued to care for her patients right up until she collapsed. she was then awarded the military medal for her bravery under fire.(Great war nurses, 2013) Sister Rachael Pratt
http://www.awm.gov.au/exhibitions/nurses/ww1/ How did women’s roles change At the end of the war, women were expected to give up their
jobs for men who returned home from the overseas conflicts, it was usually a hard transition. A lot of women enjoyed working in the work force. The 1950’s experienced a dramatic change in the way women’s roles were defined. The women were encouraged to come back into their home and the traditional roles of wives and mothers reinforced and encouraged.(women in war time, 2010) The time of World War 2, North America and Australia and other nations, the number of involvement for men for the First World War meant, for the first time, women were actively recruited for jobs that were always meant for men. (women in war time, 2010) where did the women workThe typical role of women was to stay home cook,
clean and be a normal wife. They were not looked at for their skills or ability, yet they were looked at for their beauty. Women have worked in factories dating back to the 1800’s, but they stayed away from the heavy industries. As women also worked in the war as nurses, the men back at home had left a lot of their local jobs, thus a rise in demand for women was created. As a result the number of employment for women amazingly increased in many fields of industry. As more and more men had to go away to serve their country, the government and various industries were keen on employing more female workers. (Where Women Worked During World War I, 2014) different perspectiveswar will impact everyone differently. It impacted very
differently on men than on women, not any worse, just different. As the women remained as a minor minority’s of war, they honestly suffered the most harm. (women,war and peace, 2013) A lot of women thought they were not appreciated in war enough, this is explained by Judith Kazantzis. Is there among men, not excluding editors of war-poetry anthologies, the atavistic feeling that war is man’s concern, as birth is women’s; and that women quite simply cannot speak on the matter - an illogic which holds sway even when women have done so with knowledge and talent? (journal of the australian war memorial, 2013) |