How did women's lives change as a result of the First World War?

This outstanding resource is designed to help students understand how the First World War changed womens lives. It looks at the different types of jobs they did both before and during the war and how they changed not only how women saw themselves, but also men. This lesson also looks at the social, economic and legal changes that took place to women lives in the immediate aftermath of the war. It is designed to be used with middle and upper ability students and is illustrated throughout with a range of different and exciting historical sources to help engage learners and capture their imagination. At each stage of the lesson, there are a series of questions which can be used as prompts for discussion or for consolidation work.

When you purchase this resource you will receive a fifteen slide PowerPoint which includes a starter, information slides, historical sources,tasks, activities, questions and a plenary. The resource is fully editable and can be customised to suit your style of teaching and the context of your school. For more information, please see the preview sample.

The aims and objectives for these resources are as follows:

Theme: The First World War
Know: What roles did women play during the First World War?
Understand: How attitudes towards women changed as a result of the war?
Evaluate: How did women’s lives change as a result of the war?
Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration

WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: The roles played by women during the First World War?
Explain: How attitudes towards women changed as a result of the war?
Analyse: How did women’s lives change as a result of the war?

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