Why did women join world war one.
The women joined world war one to serve in such roles as nurses, and to help with other minor roles during the world war one , such as helping with mining when there wasn't enough men to take care of it. They did these minor, no combat orientated roles because of the lack of strength that is required to carry the heavy guns, quickly dig deep trenches for hiding during combat, and other similar, physically demanding tasks that men were better suited to carrying out because of their superior strength and physical attributes. During the war they would also be in charge of preparing the food for the male soldiers and other female’s officers involved in the war. The women joined world war one because men were needed to carry out such tasks previously spoken about, the extremely physically demanding tasks. Men's efforts would be wasted if they were to be preparing food, or helping mining, or taking care out the wounded. This created the purpose of women joining world war one.
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Australian troops in the turkish lonpin trenches, 1915, Photograph, Australian War Memorial, accessed 12 November 2012, <http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/A02022>.