WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Which does NOT apply to women in the work force during World War I? Women were paid the same wage as men.

Detailed explanation-2: -When America entered the Great War, the number of women in the workforce increased. Their employment opportunities expanded beyond traditional women’s professions, such as teaching and domestic work, and women were now employed in clerical positions, sales, and garment and textile factories.

Detailed explanation-3: -The mainstream suffragists’ decision to focus on the nation’s needs during this time of crisis proved to help their cause. Their activities in support of the war helped convince many Americans, including President Woodrow Wilson, that all of the country’s female citizens deserved the right to vote.

Detailed explanation-4: -WWI was the first war in which women officially served in the armed forces although only in noncombat positions. Women served as nurses and and clerical, but they were also radio operators, electricians, pharmacists, photographers, chemists, and torpedo assemblers.