Women’s pre- w ar position

1. Women’s pre-war position -Think about what you can SEE -Think about what you can INTERPRET Look at these photographs of women in 1900, think of 5 words to describe them.

2. Lesson Focus: Change and Continuity Lesson Objectives • To identify the position of women before WW1 (L5) • To understand the impact of WW1 on women (L5) • To assess which aspect of WWI had the biggest impact on women's lives (L6)

3. Women’s pre-war position Domestic Service – 1.7 million Textile Manufacturing – 800,000 Commercial-500,000 Clothing Trades- 600,000 Government (eg Teaching) -260,000

4. Women’s pre-war position What do you notice about this information? Most women, particularly those who were married, had their primary job in the home.

5. Lesson Focus: Change and Continuity Lesson Objectives • To identify the position of women before WW1 (L5)

6. Activity: Now you must investigate! In teams you are now going to investigate how far WW1 affected women’s roles, during and after the war. • Use the sources in the hand-out and extras that appear on the board. • Record evidence that you find of women's roles changing and staying the same. • Look out for changes in employment and social changes. • Make an overall judgment out of ten and explain why you have come to that decision.

7. A poster issued by the Government in WW1

8. In 1914, 5 million of the 23.8 million women in Britain were working. Thousands worked in munitions factories, and others were involved in voluntary work such as knitting socks for the soldiers. The employment rate increased again in 1916 when conscription was introduced.

9. Although women were near the front lines, working as nurses, they were rarely engaged in fighting themselves. Thousands of women were employed as nurses in WW1, but mostly working at home.

10. After the War, women began to go out without a chaperone, shorter skirts and hair became fashionable. Women also wore makeup and smoked in public for the first time.

11. Lesson Focus: Change and Continuity Lesson Objectives • To identify the position of women before WW1 (L5) • To understand the impact of WW1 on women (L5)

12. Demonstrate: Now explain what you found! Women’s lives changed dramatically during the war. Which aspect had the biggest impact on women's lives? • Employment • Changes to social life You must refer to both when explaining your answer. (10 marks)

13. Success criteria for a ten mark question: • Include both points (Describe, explain, assess) • Use the PEE chain • Focus on the question • Make a judgement • Write 3paragraphs (point one, point two and a conclusion) • Spend 15 minutes writing this answer • Length: at least a full page

14. Women’s lives changed dramatically during the war. Which aspect had the biggest impact on women’s lives? • Employment • Changes to social life

15. Lesson Focus: Change and Continuity Lesson Objectives • To identify the position of women before WW1 (L5) • To understand the impact of WW1 on women (L5) • To assess which aspect of WWI had the biggest impact on women's lives (L6)

16. Homework: Research Task: • Think about why women would now feel they deserved suffrage • Collect some detail of the suffragists and suffragettes • Try to include some actions of both groups to use for next lesson

17. Plenary: What would a woman look like? During the War? Before the War? After the War? Learning Habit: Reviewing