Reasons for emancipation

Reasons for emancipation

Categories: History

Dmitry Chernyshev says: “Before the start of the First World War, no more than 10% of women participated in active work. Since its inception, their number has tripled. It was the war and the lack of men that brought women into professions where they had never been before.”

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Reasons for emancipation

Reasons for emancipation

1. 1916. Policewomen

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2. 1916. Members of the women's fire brigade

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3. 1917. Women - drivers of ambulances

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4. 1917. In the car workshop

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5. 1917. Female conductors

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6. 1917. Woman mechanic

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7. 1915. Welder at a military factory

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8. 1916. Stokers

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9. 1917. Diggers

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10. 1915. Production of cartridge cases

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11. 1914. Street cleaning

Keywords: Women | Profession | Emancipation

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