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The women made explosives, bullets for the guns and sometimes do some weapons.
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What were two risks to women who worked in munitions factories?
blue hands they looked they were 18
Were there female nazi soldiers?
No, but young childless women had to 'do their bit', usually in munitions factories. A few were put in uniform and did various administrative jobs, and a small number ran the women's concentration camps.
Where bombs weremade during World War 2?
In munitions factories.
What did women who worked in munition factories during World War 2 do?
Women who worked in munitions factories during World War II made explosives to put into the weapons. They worked under very dangerous situations which caused many deaths because of explosion accidents and such.
What did the women do to help the war effort?
They helped in factories, making munitions. They also took up mens jobs while they were away, for example they became farmers etc.
What dangers did women face in munitions factories in WW1?
yes. they were not being paid as much as the men were and most employers were reluctant to employ women over men anyway. they were also put at risk when working and not given the appropriate clothing for safety.
What are crude bombs?
When bombs are made by amateurs, rather than by munitions factories, they are likely to be crude.
How many women were killed in munitions factories during ww1?
Some 37 girls and women and three men died in three explosions at the nearby Barnbow Munitions Factory. The Barnbow factory on Manston Lane was opened in 1915 and at its height employed 17,000 workers, 16,000 of them being women and girls. On December 5 1916 a huge explosion killed 35 women and injured many more. Details of the tragedies were kept secret until after the war.
Why were women who worked in the World War 1 munitions factories often called Canaries?
because the TNT they worked with was harmful and the toxic powders involved in making it turned their skin yellow, over 400 'canaries'died from overexposure to TNT.
Why did women take new jobs during the war?
In England, a lot of women took over jobs that had previously been done by men, because the men were away at war. Women joined the police force, they worked as postwomen, bus conductors, drove delivery vans and worked in farming and forestry. A lot of women went to work in munitions factories, which was an important but dangerous job. Many women who had previously worked in domestic service left to work in factories or in other jobs.
Did men and women work in factories in the 1900s?
Yes men and women worked in factories
How did the Germans start getting bombs for the blitz?
They manufactured their own munitions - they had large factories dedicated to production of bombs, bullets etc.
