This investigation will explore the question: To what extent did the First World War influence the gain of women’s rights in Britain? The years 1914 to 1928 will be the focus of this investigation, to allow an evaluation of British women’s employment during the Great War and the events that followed it, in order to analyse the impact that the latter had on women’s achievement of rights in the decades of the post-war period.
The first source that will be evaluated is the book entitled , which was written by John Stevenson in 1984.
This source is valuable because Stevenson is a British professor of History at Oxford University, who specialises in British history. Considering the large number of books written by Stevenson concerning British social history in the period that …show more content…
The origin of this source is reliable because Paula Bartley’s works and researches focus on the topic of this investigation in depth, proving that the author is an expert on the matter. In fact, this book is useful for the investigation as Bartley discusses women's suffrage from that era, covering some of the most influential figures involved in the women's suffrage movement. The author is valuable in providing the reader with different perspectives, going on to consider the arguments proposed by those who supported and those who opposed votes for women. It also provides an important insight into the means used by women to achieve their rights and the extent of the suffragettes’ activities, and it is very useful for the topic of the investigation as it examines women’s contributions to British society during World War I and the extent to which women gained the vote as a result of their efforts during the conflict. The purpose of this source is to evaluate the events that led to women’s obtaining of rights, employing the main standpoint that the First World War was not the only factor in determining the obtainment of rights for
The first source that will be evaluated is the book entitled , which was written by John Stevenson in 1984.
This source is valuable because Stevenson is a British professor of History at Oxford University, who specialises in British history. Considering the large number of books written by Stevenson concerning British social history in the period that …show more content…
The origin of this source is reliable because Paula Bartley’s works and researches focus on the topic of this investigation in depth, proving that the author is an expert on the matter. In fact, this book is useful for the investigation as Bartley discusses women's suffrage from that era, covering some of the most influential figures involved in the women's suffrage movement. The author is valuable in providing the reader with different perspectives, going on to consider the arguments proposed by those who supported and those who opposed votes for women. It also provides an important insight into the means used by women to achieve their rights and the extent of the suffragettes’ activities, and it is very useful for the topic of the investigation as it examines women’s contributions to British society during World War I and the extent to which women gained the vote as a result of their efforts during the conflict. The purpose of this source is to evaluate the events that led to women’s obtaining of rights, employing the main standpoint that the First World War was not the only factor in determining the obtainment of rights for