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Describe the employment opportunities of women in Britain in 1914 at the outbreak of World War 1
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Describe the employment opportunities of women in Britain in 1914 at the outbreak of World War 1 The employment opportunities of women in 1914 were very limited. They were limited by several factors, mainly by the wealth of the woman's family and society's ideas as to the role of women. Poor women usually worked in jobs that required manual skills rather than educational skills. Those women who were educated worked mainly as teachers with a few exceptions such as nursing and rarely as doctors. Professional jobs such as lawyers and bankers were not open to women. Educated women, once they married, were expected to remain at home and look after the children and the house. Poor women would still work after marriage , but at home taking in work such as sewing and laundry. Even Queen Victoria had an opinion of the role of women , she said "let women be...
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