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WOMEN AT WAR Why do you think women were so eager to see men go to war?
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WOMEN AT WAR Why do you think women were so eager to see men go to war? I think that women were so eager to see men go to war because, firstly they did not realise the real dangers of war and expected the war to be over in a year or two. I also think that they were willing to see the men go to war because it left them in charge of almost everything, and during the time of 1914, women were usually just normal household wives, who did the cleaning and cooking therefore they weren't really given a chance to work and earn money for the family. "Women had been employed in pre-war trade and industries since the Industrial Revolution. The working classes were mainly involved in domestic service or 'sweated' labour and dressmaking. Along with middle class women, they were also employed as shop assistants, waitresses or clerks"...
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