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Employment opportunities of women in Britain during the first world war.
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The Home Front Assignment One: Objective 1 1. Describe the employment opportunities of women in Britain in 1914 at the outbreak of war. (15) 2. Why did the number of women employed in Britain begin to rise significantly from mid-1915? (15) 3. In what ways did the First World War change the employment opportunities of women in Britain? (20) Name : Cary Yu Form : 10M Candidate Number : 3805235 School : West Island School Question 1: Describe the employment opportunities of women in Britain in 1914 at the outbreak of war. During the outbreak of war in 1914, women were considered as less capable than men were. It was a traditional trend that women would get married and had children. Therefore parents would not send young girls to school after the age of 12 even if they did win a scholarship. Only 1% of those staying on were women. That was the reason why most of British...
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