World War 1, and the apparent increase of women taking up mens jobs (temporarily in the most part) as 29% of Britains work force had gone to fight in the war allowed women to prove themselves as capable of doing typically men's jobs and eradicate the separate spheres philosophy that shaped Victorian Britain's society (women's life was in the domestic home doing cooking and cleaning whereas men's role was in finance, law and government).
However it may also have been down to the increasing fear of communism within Britain. Due to the 1919 Bolshevik Revolution, leading Russia to pull out of World War 1 (potentially leaving Britain exposed as Germany could then abandon the Eastern Front and mobilise an extra 1 million troops to concentrate on the Western Front) and people feared that with so few people being allowed the vote, that they may create their own uprising.
So in 1918, women over 30 were given the right to vote and in 1928, women over 21 were given this same right!!
World War I significantly advanced women's suffrage by highlighting their vital contributions to the war effort, as they took on roles traditionally held by men, such as factory work and nursing. This shift in societal roles challenged existing gender norms and demonstrated women's capabilities beyond domestic spheres. As nations recognized women's contributions, support for suffrage grew, leading to legislative changes in several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, where women gained the right to vote shortly after the war. Ultimately, the war catalyzed a broader movement for gender equality and political rights.
World War I significantly advanced the women's rights movement by providing women with new roles in the workforce, as they filled positions left vacant by men who went to war. This involvement demonstrated women's capabilities and contributions to society, leading to increased calls for gender equality and suffrage. Additionally, women's participation in the war effort helped shift societal perceptions about their roles, ultimately contributing to many countries granting women the right to vote shortly after the war. The war acted as a catalyst for change, solidifying the argument for women's rights in the post-war era.
Women did not gain the vote before the war because men thought that women would take over politically and gain more civil rights than men.
because borden gave it to them
Adopting woman's suffrage
Women won the right to vote after World War I
Women won the right to vote after World War I
The two most important things that led to women's suffrage in Britain were World War I and more women entering the workforce.
Women's Suffrage started in 1884.
Adopting women's suffrage
ww1 never lead to women suffage the suffage had been there before ww1
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Women antisuffragists
In the United States, World War I played a role in women's suffrage. Since Woodrow Wilson became a wartime president, people did not expect women to picket him, but they did anyway. Public outrage caused the women to be arrested, but when word got out of the treatment they were receiving in jail, public opinion turned, and the women were released. When Woodrow Wilson finally came to his senses and began supporting women's suffrage, he called it a war measure.
The women got the right to vote
very good World War I was a very good thing for women's suffrage. When all the men went off to war the women at home took over their jobs and running the home. When women held things together at home doing men's jobs they were no longer thought "inferior".
World War I significantly advanced women's suffrage by highlighting their vital contributions to the war effort, as they took on roles traditionally held by men, such as factory work and nursing. This shift in societal roles challenged existing gender norms and demonstrated women's capabilities beyond domestic spheres. As nations recognized women's contributions, support for suffrage grew, leading to legislative changes in several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, where women gained the right to vote shortly after the war. Ultimately, the war catalyzed a broader movement for gender equality and political rights.