WW1

Question 1

how many more women were working compared to 1865

Answer 1

3 million more women

Question 2

how did the diversity of female employment increase

Answer 2

more women working in heavy industry & transport

Question 3

how many women worked directly for armed forces

Answer 3

around 30,000 (less change as work centred around extension of domestic service - eg. laundry, nursing)

Question 4

which states enfranchised women in 1917

Answer 4

• new york
• illinois

Question 5

which states enfranchised women in 1918

Answer 5

• south dakota
• michigan
• omaha

Question 6

how many free women held jobs in:
1840
1870
1924

Answer 6

1840 = 10%
1870 = 15%
1924 = 24%

Question 7

what was the range of female employment like in 1865 compared to 1920

Answer 7

1865 = 60% female workers were domestic servants and 1% worked in white-collar occupations

1920 = 18% domestic servants and nearly 40% clerical/professional positions

Question 8

how many trade unionists were women by 1914 compared to female employment in factories

Answer 8

trade unionists = 2% women
female employment in factories =25%

Question 9

how many children were being educated by 1920 compared to 1870

Answer 9

1870 = more boys than girls in school
1920 = roughly 2/3 of white children of both sexes being educated

Question 10

how many university degrees were awarded to women by 1920

Answer 10

only 30%