Section 1
This is just to help keep everyone organized, if needed, in order to answer the discussion questions. You don’t have to include it in your discussion piece. Twelve women were interviewed about the work they did during the war. List the wartime occupations of each woman interviewed:
Elsie Malone:
Mary McColl:
Beatrice Kaye:
Florence Hogan:
Eva Cooper:
Marjorie Whitney:
Eva Moran:
Doreen Gery:
Louise Anderson:
Ellen Vert:
Elsie Orr:
Willa Marshall:
Section 2 – Discussion Questions
What were some of the working conditions these women faced? Think about training,wages, uniforms, employee/employer relations, etc.
How did the women experience gender relations during the war?
How did the women view war (both as it was happening and in hindsight?)
Are these interviews useful primary sources? Why or why not?
Instructions
1. Watch the documentary as listed on the syllabus. You want to think about the
content of the documentary analytically; I suggest taking notes as you watch
(Section 1 of this worksheet will help.)
2. Choose two (2) of the above discussion questions to answer for the Unit 9
discussion piece. Regardless of which two (2) questions you choose, you should
include examples from the documentary to support your answers.
3. Post your discussion piece on UM Learn during the appropriate time frame.
4. Respond to a discussion piece posted by one of your classmates. If possible, try torespond to someone who answered different questions.
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