Student activities


1) Using artefact one, outline some of the roles that may not have typically been performed by women during the period of the Second World War

2) Does artefact two suggest a break away from traditional female roles within Second World War society? Why? Why not? Justify your response with at least 3 references to the poster.

3) How are values of national female identity created within artefact three?

4) What is the importance of the document under artefact four? How do you think this shaped the view of female service women, and particularly nurses?

5) How does this photograph challenge typical roles of women in Australian society at the time of the Second World War? Refer to previous artefacts within your response to account for continuity and change.

6) Explain how changes in attitudes to females in the work force occurred over time during the Second World War. Draw on the cartoon in artefact six, and other sources to justify your response.