First Aid Nursing Yeomanry

covered driveway. In the distance at the end of the drive stood an imposing Country House, the clipped ivy-covered facade of the house looking unchanged from Centuries past. Nancy, sat in the lead Jeep and looked smart and official in her new First Aid Nursing Yeomanry uniform. Being a FANY was the cover for all women SOE agents. Her cap was pulled down on one side of her head at a jaunty angle to finish off her ensemble. Next to her sat a similarly dressed FANY driver, but this one was a real member

Women Employment Rise During World War I Largely ignored by the Government, women did not become involved in war work on a huge scale until after the first year of war. To begin with their growth in the workplace was confined to the munitions factories and voluntary work. However, women wanted to do more than simply knit socks and raise money for the boys at the Front. Their chance came after the famous 'Shell Scandal' in 1915 which increased the need for army recruits

half as much in wages as the men were. As the U.S. became more deeply involved in World War I, more people were needed in the aiding of relief efforts for the war and women were more than ready to help. Such relief efforts included offering medical aid, working

The novel I read in class was John Knowles’ “A Separate Peace”, while the novel I read for comparison was Ken Follett’s “Jackdaws”. The easiest similarity to spot, between to two novels, is that both novels are set during the same time period (World War II). However, both novels also depict the effect the war had on civilians’ lives that are normally ineligible to enlist for a military position in an armed combat unit. For most of the novel A Separate Peace, Gene was unable to join the military

How did the War change the role of Women? By Isla Campbell World War One was a turning point for a lot of things: weapons, medicine and the role and attitude towards women. Over 9 million men lost their lives between 1914 and 1918 due to the war, so this meant that women had to step into roles that were usually considered men-only jobs. In this essay I will be exploring the attitude to women before WW1, during, and the change in attitude after. Before the war England was very much a paternal society-

World War 1, was the first global scale battle. However, it was primarily including conflict between Europe and the Middle East, between the years of 1914-1918. Within World War 1, the women played a major part. The onset of the First World War, changed the roles of women immensely. To fully understand the impact the war had on Australian women, they experienced many new responsibilities. A numerous amount of females took on the role of becoming a nurse to serve for Australia on the battlefields

Women’s Role During World War II During World War II, thousands of women in various nations were deeply involved in volunteer work alongside men. Before World War II, the women’s role was simply to be a wife to her husband, a mother to her children, and a caretaker to the house (Barrow). As World War II raged on, women made enormous sacrifices for their family, and also learnt new jobs and new skills. Women were needed to fill many “male jobs”, while men went off to fight in the war. Women served

that females were there for more than simply domestic chores, and this proved to be beneficial for both women and men alike. Women became involved in the army on the frontlines, were nurses and medical aids, played

World War I and Mata Hari World War 1 started in July of 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Fran Ferdinand of Austria by a nationalist from Yugoslavia. After his death, Austria-Hungry proceeded to invade Serbia, declaring war. This attack mobilized the rest of the world’s superpowers into choosing sides: The Allies and the Central Powers. Fighting on the side of the Allies were the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and eventually Italy, Japan and the United States. The Central Powers were made

Senior Historian there. He is very interested in the First and Second World Wars and has also written articles for magazines and journals. He has been associated with many documentaries, programmes and films, such as Foyle’s War and Schindler’s List. Apart from The Day We Went to War, he has also written The German Home Front1939-1945. (39) The book begins explaining what happened in the years before World War II started. Then, in the first chapter the author explains what happened (mostly in