The involvement of World War 1, women were is closely connected to their role in society at different times, and the nature of each war.
Australia has been involved in a number of wars including The Boer War (1899-1902), World War I (1914-1918), World War II (1939-1945), The Korean War (1950-1953), The Vietnam War (1962-1972) and The Gulf War (1990-1991).
Some women dealt with the consequences of managing children and family responsibilities alone, shortages of resources ( food and clean water), as well as their fears for the future for their kids and how they would be able to live in the future, and the grief and trauma of losing loved ones out in the War.
Many women were also actively involved as nurses and in other active service duties, they contributed more actively to the war military services. Other Australian women were also closely connected through male relatives and friends away on military service.
In World War II, women were actively recruited into jobs that had always been the preserved of men; they worked in factories and shipyards.
Alot of women in world war 1
spent their time fixing carts.
spent their time fixing carts.
Many women found work in munitions factories
during the war leaving. ( for picture to the left).
during the war leaving. ( for picture to the left).
As soon as war broke out women began to take on roles previously
reserved for men, from law enforcement to the civil service and from
the post office to farm labouring. ( see picture to the left).
reserved for men, from law enforcement to the civil service and from
the post office to farm labouring. ( see picture to the left).