Presentation by

Karolina Oles

1DP History

"I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives." - Jane Austin, an English novelist

No right to vote

No right to property and her pay, if married

Not allowed to hold positions in spheres like:

- law

- medicine

- politics

- business

Not allowed to many schools

Extremely unequal wages

When married, woman was supposed to be completely obedient to her husband

Women seen as naturally suited only for domestic issues.

Women pictured as: obedient, passionless, less than a man, dependent, physically delicate

Because of this treatment, the movement began

When the war started, women were fired from their jobs.

Therefore, women needed work, so they decided to contribute to their nations.

Suffragists and suffragettes stopped their campaigns as they believed war was more important than their cause.

Suffragettes played a huge role in persuading men to join army.

At the very beginning, women weren't allowed to do many jobs and their employment didn't increase significantly

However, In July 1915 there was "Right to Work" March organized, so women could held more positions. The leader of it was Christabel Pankhurst

Thanks to her movement, in 1916 a lot more women were hired in various sectors of economy

women in factories

Armed forces employed women

Women were driving trucks & ambulances

Women were allowed to do more jobs

The ideology that women's place is at home came back

The percentage of women at work returned to pre-war levels

More women worked at office

Different trends: shorter skirts, make up in the public area

Women started smoking

After the war, it was impossible for a woman to be disqualified from a job due to being single