Essay On The Role Of Women In Ww2

World War I and World War II were periods of change and adaptation for London citizens; the city itself was attacked several times, food became scarce and was rationed, and the able bodied men of the city were sent off to fight. The lack of men left in the city lead to a major changes for everyone that remained there, but specifically contributed to many changes for the women. These changes were focused on how women functioned in society and the roles that they played while the men were fighting in the war. This paper will look at how the role of the female London citizen changed during both World War I and World War II. Before 1914, the year the first World War started, women in London lived quite restricted lives. London women did not have all the same rights and privileges that London men had. Woman were not able to vote or seek any formal higher education.1 This meant that they were unable to pursue jobs in esteemed career fields, such as becoming doctors or lawyers. In fact, most women did not work and if they did manage to have jobs, they were usually some form of domestic …show more content…
Most the the conflict arouse from the fact that those duties would place many female volunteer close to the fighting lines, which was strictly against the widespread idea that women should be kept far way from the danger of war. Still, the volunteer 's argued that by letting them perform duties such as signaling, cooking, dispatch, and driving, more men would be freed up to participate in the war.9 Eventually the volunteer programs were able to rase enough awareness and support from military and government officials that the women involved were able to expand to new areas of service and work. The Women 's Volunteer Reserve was even used to help recruit male soldiers into the war effort through rallies and door-to-door