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The Changing Roles of Women
World War 1
Different jobs
During World War 1, women stepped into men's jobs for the first time. Thousands of women served abroad on the front lines.
3 000 Australian women enlisted in World War One and served as nurses who cared for the wounded and in some cases, were given added responsibilities and opportunities to be trained in other areas of medical care.
Women at home
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted
Women at home
In World War I, Australian women on the home front took on voluntary comfort and fundraising roles to support the troops overseas.
Women organizations that we active during the war included the Australian Women's National League, the Australian Red Cross, the Country Women's Association, the Voluntary Aid Detachment and the Australian Women's Service Corps and
Women Overseas
Women Overseas
Women played a significat role as nurses in war time. In the South African War and World War I the main service roles avalible to women included being a nurse, medical support roles, such as blood transfusionists and masseuses and being a voluntary aid detachments (VADs).
Some nurses paid their own way to be involved in medical service during the war. Some served in non-profit organisations, such as the British Red Cross Society.
Commemoration of women
Commemoration of women
During the war, the Australian Government issued a commemorative Female Relative Badge to the nearest female relative of sailors, soldiers, airmen, nurses and masseuses for their roles in the war.
During the 1920s and 1930s, Australia developed the Anzac tradition. The Anzac legend became an important element in Australia's remembrance of the war. The war was mostly fought by men, so the legend was mainly about men's behaviour. At that time, the role of women was commemorated in a much smaller way, with a focus on nursing.