9.13 Life on the home front: the changing role of women

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  1. 1. Before the war, Australian women were not allowed to serve in the ________.
  2. 6. 18500 women joined this force by the end of the war.
  3. 8. It was expected that women would return to these duties once the men returned from war.
  4. 10. in 1946 (2).
  5. 12. The number of female self-employed/
  6. 16. The majority of working women were employed in __________, shops or family businesses.
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  1. 2. Some women were involved in 'male traditional roles' including signallers, truck and ambulance drivers, telegraphers, aircraft ground staff or ________ __________(2).
  2. 3. What type of roles were most common for women in the armed forces?
  3. 4. When the war came closer to Australia women were encouraged to join the _________.
  4. 5. About 3000 women were members (2).
  5. 7. Approximately 35,000 women served in the _____.
  6. 9. There was an expectation that once women were having children they would _______ from their jobs.
  7. 11. Women were paid compared to men (2).
  8. 13. The only exception of Australian women serving of shore.
  9. 14. Women were not sent _________ to fight but were trained in many positions to enable men to join the overseas forces.
  10. 15. In the middle of 1943, almost 200,000 were employed in roles that supported the ______ ______ (2).