Post by Admin on Sept 7, 2013 14:02:08 GMT -5
Incredible photos from WW1 reveal the backbreaking and often dangerous work taken on by British women during the Great War:
More than 1.6 million women took on traditionally male jobs during World War One
950,000 worked in dangerous munitions factories, producing 80% of the UK's armaments
Another 100,000 worked in transport - a staggering 555% increase on pre-war numbers
Others worked close to the front line as part of the VAD and FANY nursing corps
One, Edith Cavell, was executed by the Germans in 1915 for saving hundreds of lives
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More than 1.6 million women took on traditionally male jobs during World War One
950,000 worked in dangerous munitions factories, producing 80% of the UK's armaments
Another 100,000 worked in transport - a staggering 555% increase on pre-war numbers
Others worked close to the front line as part of the VAD and FANY nursing corps
One, Edith Cavell, was executed by the Germans in 1915 for saving hundreds of lives
LINK