Kate Adie examines the role of women in World War One and how the conflict changed women's lives and rights for ever.
Topics include:
- The suffragette movement
- Women's war work during World War One
- Women in sport and football during the war
- Medicine and health roles for women during the conflict
- Women in police force
- The changes for women's lives in post-World War One Britain
These clips are from the 鶹Լ TV series Kate Adie's Women of World War One.
Suitable for: History at KS3, KS4/GCSE, in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. Also at Third Level, Fourth Level, National 4 and National 5 in Scotland.
This topic appears in OCR, Edexcel, AQA, WJEC, CCEA GCSE and SQA.
Some clips may contain upsetting scenes teacher review is recommended prior to use in class.
How the suffragette movement changed at the start of WW1. video
Kate Adie examines how the suffragette movement shifted focus at the outbreak of World War One.
How the first women gained the right to vote in 1918. video
Kate Adie discovers how the Representation Act gave some women the right to vote at the end of Word War One.
How women joined the war effort in World War One. video
Kate Adie explores how women of all classes joined the workforce overseas and on the 鶹Լ Front.
How women's football thrived in World War One. video
Kate Adie explains how women's football teams, such as The Blyth Spartans and star player Bella Raey, thrived in WW1.
Women in medicine and health in World War One. video
Kate Adie explains how women staffed the medical services and broke down social attitudes during WW1.
The rise of the girls' night and the first women's police force in WW1. video
Kate Adie explains the story of Margaret Damer Dawson, the Women's Police Service and the rise of the girls' night out in WW1.
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