La Seconde Guerre Mondiale en Europe jour après jour

Working Women in the First World War World War Two’s Rosie the Riveter is an iconic figure of the era. Tough and capable, she is symbolic of women’s role in the conflict and their much needed work while men were off at war. World War One had no such figure, but equally strong women. World War Two doesn’t seem that far back. Often overlooked was the similar role of women in the First World War, a time when working a lathe, being employed in a fire brigade or even donning a pair of boots was unheard of. Above: A woman munitions worker welds at a work bench in an armaments factory, 1915. Two women replace the traditionally male porters at Marylebone Station in London during the First World war. Members of the Women’s Fire Brigade with their Chief Officer, March 1916. The Women’s Reserve of the British Army National Motor Volunteers being addressed by an officer, October 1916. 1st October 1916. Women war workers working in an engineering shop, 1917. A Woman working on an engine in an engineering shop, circa 1915.