Women In The War Effort

We become immersed into the thought of what roles women may have been played in the past during the war completing certain tasks in the front end, but there may be more to it than we thought. Although, not all women took part in the war effort, some women have left contributions to fulfill their duties during their time in the front end. The women that are told in these stories will give us a better understanding of what they challenged to be or do for the war effort. In exploring how women contributed to the war effort, this essay will discuss how women in these stories did tasks and how they volunteered in different roles to benefit the war effort, how they created their writings from observing, and how they challenged themselves to positions
Women provided protection and several materials that was needed during their time in the war effort for the soldiers. In the short story, Three Ways Home by Sheila Kaye-Smith, she stated that she participated in war work, which included making swabs and bandages. She also mentioned that she sold tea and doughnuts in canteens for the soldiers. Another example from the story called, Christmas 1914 by E. Sylvia Pankhurst, a young lady becomes a leader for her political commitment after an issue arisen, and stated “To me our goal was the equalitarian society of mutual service- in each of our band, even the remotest, the most casually attached to us, some glamour stirred.” Also, women helped to make clothing and other necessities’ to be given out to the soldiers. In Katrin Becomes a Soldier by Adrienne Thomas, a young lady helped to make jam with her blood, sweat, and tears as her hands were filled with blisters due to her efforts. Nurses were also available to help protect the wounded soldiers during war. The authors and journalists wrote stories based off experience and what they felt throughout it. Some women were not solely focused on the war or distracted by it, and felt happier while writing their stories. For example, an author’s writing included topics such as having their men in khaki in the front end. Then, some women were in a state of frustration, sadness, or