Why didnt women fight in world war 1?

Answer 1

The World War (it was not called the First World War back then, since nobody knew there would be a second one) began in 1914, and at that time, most women did not even have the right to vote. The society was still very traditional in most countries, and even though a few women were becoming lawyers or doctors or professors, most were not. The assumption was that women belonged at home, caring for their family, while men went out to fight in the nation's wars. On the other hand, there were some women journalists who covered the war, one of whom was Peggy Hull; she covered the war from France in 1917-1918.

Answer 2

Updated Answer:

In fact some women did fight in World War 2. In particular for the Red Army and Airforce of the Soviet Union. There are a number of famous female snipersA including Lyudmila Pavlichenko,B Nina Alexeyevna LobkovskayaC and Roza ShaninaD who were credited with at least 350 confirmed enemy kills between them and who were among 2000 Soviet women who were trained as snipers by 1943.A

The Red Army also used women as machine gunners, tank drivers, medics, communication personnel and political officers.E

The Soviet Airforce also had women in a front-line role as pilots of the 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment, the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment and the 125th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.E In total they flew more than 30,000 combat sorties, produced over thirty Heroes of the Soviet Union, and included at least two fighter aces.E


A Snipers of the Soviet Union.
B Lyudmila Pavlichenko Wiki Entry.
C Nina Alexeyevna Lobkovskaya Wiki Entry.
D Roza Shanina Wiki Entry.
E Women in the Russian and Soviet military.

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Original Answer:

Because at the time, women were not treated the same as men. Men did the physical jobs, like building, and going to war. Women did the other work, such as sewing, and cooking.

Answer 3

Because people veiwed women to not be strong and felt that their place was at home