World War I the Biggest Turning Point for British Women in the 20Th Century”, How Far Do You Agree?
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Year 8: Autumn 2 “World War I the biggest turning point for British Women in the 20th century”, how far do you agree? Name: _____________________ Class:__________________ Teacher: ______________ Contents Lesson/Resource Page Numbers Tick when complete Knowledge Organiser 2-5 1. What was the position of women like in 1900? 6-9 2. How much has the position of women improved today? 10-11 3. Were women happy with their position in the early 1900s? 12 -15 4. How big a turning point was World War I for British Women? 16-18 5. Was World War I really a turning point? 19-21 6. Was World War II better for women than World War I? 22-25 7. How did access to contraception help women? 26-28 8. What did women’s lib’ achieve? 29- 32 Learning Ladder 33 “Because, but, so” vocabulary table 34 1 2 3 4 5 1. Was World War I the biggest turning point for British Women in the 20th century? What was the position of women like in 1900? Before we can answer our big question, we need to know what the position of women was like at the beginning of the 20th century. This will help us judge when the biggest change (turning point) in the position of women took place. Look at the postcard below. It was made in the early 1900s and shows what a lot of people thought about women at the time. Answer the questions in order (1, 2, 3…) filling up the boxes with as many ideas as you can. Dress 6 7 Check your understanding by answering the following questions. 1. Social limitations meant that women… Had little choice over how and Had little choice over who ran the Had little chance to earn their own where to spend their time, including country money and had to rely on men, such staying in education as their fathers or husbands 2. Economic limitations meant that women… Had little choice over how and Had little choice over who ran the Had little chance to earn their own where to spend their time, including country money and had to rely on men, such staying in education as their fathers or husbands 3. Political limitations meant that women… Had little choice over how and Had little choice over who ran the Had little chance to earn their own where to spend their time, including country money and had to rely on men, such staying in education as their fathers or husbands 4. Women were not allowed to vote at the beginning of the 20th century, this is an example of women’s… Political limitation Economic limitation Social Limitation 5. Only 11% of married women were employed in the early 1900s, this is an example of women’s… Political limitation Economic limitation Social Limitation 6. Most men, and many women, believed a woman’s place was in the home, this is an example of women’s… Political limitation Economic limitation Social Limitation Read through the information about the position of women at the start of the 20th Century. 1. Decide if each piece of information shows women were limited politically, socially or economically, 2. Then explain why it shows women were limited. Hint: You can pick more than one category, but you have to be able to explain why. Example: 1.In 1911 only 11% of married women had a job. Politically Limited Socially Limited Economically limited This limited women because it meant that most married women didn’t own their own money. Therefore, they would have to rely on their husband to support them. 2. Most men, and many women, believed a woman’s place was in the home. Politically Limited Socially Limited Economically limited This limited women because it meant that_____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 3. Some people believed that women were too stupid and emotional to be involved in politics. Politically Limited Socially Limited Economically limited This limited women because it meant that_____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 4. Women did not have the right to vote in General Elections (they could not chose who ran the country). Politically Limited Socially Limited Economically limited This limited women because it meant that_____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 8 5. Women did have some jobs ,however, limited access to education meant that these jobs were often low skilled. Politically Limited Socially Limited Economically limited This limited women because it meant that_____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 6. Women were often paid less than men, even if they were doing the same job. Politically Limited Socially Limited Economically limited This limited women because it meant that_____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 7. From 1857 a woman was able to divorce her husband if he hit her, or was having an affair. However, a divorced woman was often shamed and treated as an outcast, many preferred to stay in unhappy marriages. Politically Limited Socially Limited Economically limited This limited women because it meant that_____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 8. Most women did not stay in school past the age of 11. Politically Limited Socially Limited Economically limited This limited women because it meant that_____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 11. Most universities in Britain did not allow women to attend. Politically Limited Socially Limited Economically limited This limited women because it meant that_____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 12. There were no female MPs in the British parliament until 1919. Politically Limited Socially Limited Economically limited This limited women because it meant that_____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Challenge! Answer these questions in your books. 1. In which category were women most limited in the early 1900s? Why? 9 Overall, how limited was the position of women at the beginning of the early 20th century? Use the examples from this lesson to support your answer. Overall, the position of women in the 20th century was ________ limited. For example_____________________________________________________________________________ _______ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ More specifically_________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Futhermore_____________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ This meant that the position of women in the 20th century was ______ limited because________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________