World War 1 Women's Effect On Society

It all started in World War 1, when women had to step up and do the men’s’ jobs when they were fighting in the war. The jobs included: munition factories, political jobs, and engineering. However, they received lower wages for doing the same work as men. This leads for demands for equal pay. They risked their lives to produce the weapons for the military and many lost their lives. When the war was over and the men came back for their jobs, they pulled the women out of the workforce and pushed them back to being house wives. Women did not want to keep being ignored and pushed around, they wanted to make a difference in society and they succeeded in changing the world. Some women were fine with going back to being house wives but others liked
Women felt more freedom to do what they want instead of what others expected and wanted from them. One invention that was for women was the diaphragm, a device of birth control, made is possible for women to have as many children as they wanted. Another way women took control of their lives was by divorcing their husbands. Divorce was made legal so that women did not have to stay in abusive relationships with their husbands. The divorce rate doubled because it was made easier for women and they felt freer to do
They were refused to speak in an anti-slavery convention and thought it was not right so they started to form a society to advocate the rights of women. Susan B. Anthony and Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association. They were mad about the 15th Amendment, because it allowed black men the right to vote but not the women. The war came and that was the perfect time for the women to demand rights because all the men were off to war and they needed the women. That pushed the 19th Amendment which was also called the Susan B. Anthony Amendment. All these changes the women made in the 1920’s have influenced how every woman lives today. Women get the same rights as men do. In schools and workplaces, women are looked at as equals and get paid the same. Because of the women in the 1920’s, women can become doctors, lawyers, engineers, politicians, astronauts, and basically anything a man can do.
One of the most influential women today is Hillary Clinton. She was the First Lady for her husband Bill Clinton’s presidency. Hillary Clinton is the leading candidate for the democrat party right now. She would not have gotten where she is today without the women in our history. The women did not keep being ignored and made a difference in society. We (the women) changed the