the role of women in the second world
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The Role of Women inThe Role of Women in
the Second World Warthe Second World War
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7.5 million women7.5 million womenmobilisedmobilised
In factoriesIn factories
On the landOn the land In the auxiliary servicesIn the auxiliary services Voluntary servicesVoluntary services Family life disrupted –Family life disrupted –
husbands, childrenhusbands, children
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Armed ForcesArmed Forces
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Women’s AuxiliaryWomen’s Auxiliary
Territorial ServiceTerritorial Service et up !"#$et up !"#$
%aid two&thirds the wa'es of men%aid two&thirds the wa'es of men
Initially 'iven traditional female rolesInitially 'iven traditional female roles
e.'. coo(, cler(, store(eepere.'. coo(, cler(, store(eeper
)ater expanded to *obs such as)ater expanded to *obs such as
welders, electricians, military policewelders, electricians, military police
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+ontributed to the nti&ircraft+ontributed to the nti&ircraft
+ommand – ac(&ac(+ommand – ac(&ac(
+ould do everythin' – apart from+ould do everythin' – apart from
-rin' the 'un-rin' the 'un
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Women’s Auxiliary AirWomen’s Auxiliary Air
ForceForce Formed /une !"#"Formed /une !"#"
dmitted womendmitted women
a'ed !7&00a'ed !7&00 1ndertoo( the1ndertoo( the
same *obs as mensame *obs as men
apart from 2yin'apart from 2yin'
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3arra'e balloons3arra'e balloons
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4adar stations4adar stations
ir ransport uxiliary erviceir ransport uxiliary ervice
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Women’s Transport ServiceWomen’s Transport Service
(FANY)(FANY) First id 6ursin' eomanryFirst id 6ursin' eomanry
First aid lin( between front line andFirst aid lin( between front line and
the -eld hospitalsthe -eld hospitals
s well as transport, these womens well as transport, these women
wor(ed on codin' and si'nallin'wor(ed on codin' and si'nallin'
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Women’s Royal NavalWomen’s Royal Naval
ServiceService Formed in !"#"Formed in !"#"
8uties extended8uties extended
beyond conventionalbeyond conventionalroles in !"0!roles in !"0!
ome women 2ewome women 2ew
transport planestransport planes 9ey role in 8 8ay9ey role in 8 8ay
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Women’s and ArmyWomen’s and Army
Formed /uly !"#"Formed /uly !"#"
:ard wor(:ard wor(
%oor conditions%oor conditions
;ssential to the;ssential to the
nation<s survivalnation<s survival
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Women’s !oluntaryWomen’s !oluntary
ServiceService 4unnin' salva'e4unnin' salva'e
drivesdrives
+ollectin' clothes+ollectin' clothes
:arvestin' rosehips:arvestin' rosehips
4unnin' information4unnin' information
centrescentres
4unnin' rest centres4unnin' rest centres
and canteensand canteens
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4e&homin' people4e&homin' people
)oo(in' after old)oo(in' after old
peoplepeople
he evacuation of he evacuation of
childrenchildren
Food leadersFood leaders
"#ecause of the pail$ the
scraps %ere saved$#ecause of the scraps$the pi's %ere saved$
#ecause of the pi's$ therations %ere saved$
#ecause of the rations$
the ships %ere saved$#ecause of the ships$ the
island %as saved$#ecause of the island$the mpire %as saved$And all ecause of the
house%ife*s pail*
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+hildren<s toy+hildren<s toy
exchan'esexchan'es
Information lea2etInformation lea2et
distributiondistribution
+ivil 8efence+ivil 8efence
support e.'. 4%support e.'. 4%
wardens, -re&wardens, -re&
-'hters,-'hters,
ambulance driversambulance driversand the li(eand the li(e
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+ndustry+ndustry
8urin' the econd =orld =ar the8urin' the econd =orld =ar the
number of women in the wor(in'number of women in the wor(in'
population increased by nearly 5>?population increased by nearly 5>? %roduced ammunition, uniforms,%roduced ammunition, uniforms,
aeroplanesaeroplanes
%ay & considerably less than men<s%ay & considerably less than men<s
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Special ,perationsSpecial ,perations
xecutivexecutive ecret a'entsecret a'ents
Very dan'erousVery dan'erous
*ob *ob ;ither 2own or;ither 2own or
parachuted intoparachuted into
FranceFrance
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Violette @abo
Odette +hurchill
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ntertainmentntertainment
Vera )ynnVera )ynn
Aracie FieldsAracie Fields
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-onclusions-onclusions
he wor( of women durin' =orld =ar he wor( of women durin' =orld =ar wo undoubtedly made a si'ni-cant wo undoubtedly made a si'ni-cant
contribution to victory in !"05contribution to victory in !"05 Bade si'ni-cant contributions in theBade si'ni-cant contributions in the
military, in industry, in a'riculture andmilitary, in industry, in a'riculture andthrou'h a myriad of voluntary servicesthrou'h a myriad of voluntary services
:itler refused to allow Aerman women:itler refused to allow Aerman womento wor( outside the hometo wor( outside the home
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