"What effect did the 1914-18 War have upon the role and status of women?"

In the years before 1914 there were many problems for women with their oppression, lack of respect and general mis-treatment by males. There were three different classes, working, middle and upper classes. Working classes were the lowest and they would work in factories, mines and farms, the middle class were much richer, they would be the owners of the factories and the large farms out in the rural areas whereas the upper class were the gentry, …

…not all women were given their jobs back after the war but some kept them. Overall I think that the war had a major affect on the role and status of women. It may not have been instant but it set the grounding for everything to come. It showed to all the men in the country that they were just as good as them and should be given the same opportunities and respect from them.