britain 1815-1918

WOMEN -360

·      Working class women – factory conditions had dramatically got better, they had fixed hours like men but it was difficult to accept that any progress had been made- women provided cheap labor that was often temporary

·      When having children things were tough as had to go straight back into long hours.

·      In 1911- 35 percent of women were in the domestic service

·      Unmarried girls would become shop assistants, cooks, mill hands

·      Married would do more dress making

·      Three-quarters of all British women were kept in different spheres to men and if they were they were worse paid

·      Only 3% of women were unionized where as 20% of men where in 1901

IMPACT ON LABOUR FORCE – 372

·      Shortages of work force in 1915 as all signed up for war

·      Women’s employment went from 3 million to 5 million from 1914-1918

·      One and half million were all new workers

·      In the short term- women’s employment in factories quickly declined as men reclaimed their previous employment

·      Long term – monopolized by women after war like shops, hotels and offices

·      One million people drew salaries after the war than before

·      White-collar jobs? – Women in white-color jobs helped this increase

·      War had brought on more of the black market but the upper class where still able to buy luxuries

·      Days lost to strikes rose from 2.5 mill in 1916 to six million 1918 

class jobs

high class- poeple would magage estates and investments
middle class - doctors, bankers, lawyers
lower class- men servants, working in the big house

PLAN

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An informative article for a Sunday national newsapaper for the centenary of the start of war(next year) this will look at the effects WW1 had on social mobility In Britian. 
 
NO GOING BACK

Main Sections:

facts and quotes 


In each seciton I need to include reasons for change:
the economic
the people 
industrilization 
educaiton 


BEFORE - ITS LINKS BACK TO WAR

Maid/Bulter/chef -  Had to work for every penny, poor living conditions, no mixing with the upper class

chauffer/doctor-they relied on work and doing service for others, worked hard for thier higher status than the lower class. 
Earl/ countess /ladies - all there worries are about what there social calender is about, just run the estate, live seperate lives to downstairs, they spent a lot of time thinking about thier hobbies. 

WOMEN- If lower class just had to focus on work then go home and run the famly, upper had to do little except go to social events- upper class not expected to work. 

DURING- ITS LINKS BACK TO WAR

Maid/Bulter/chef - some made to go to war and then gained relationship with other classes- given more responsibilties. Had to fill in for extra jobs that needed to be done. 

chauffer/doctor- some made to go to war and then gained relationship with other classes- given more responsibilties. 

Earl/ countess /ladies -eststes put in danger so had to work, finacial problems when investments went down. Had to colaborate with lower classes and became a lot more equal.  ladies had the option to work, unserstaffed, friends or became generals died. they had to help ( house into home for the sick) 

WOMEN- They began to work and fill in for what was usually the men's jobs, upper class had to help and work as nurses. 

SOON AFTER- ITS LINKS BACK TO WAR

Maid/Bulter/chef -  They had to go back to old jobs however they wanted more. They had a much closer relationship with the upper class.

chauffer/doctor-  they went back to jobs, doctors busy, they had a closer realtionship with the upper class. more of a middle class was created. Better conditions for those in the lower/middle class. 

Earl/ countess /ladies - had to try and keep thier estate going, women wanted to work more, more work needed of them. They had to gain more money. 

WOMEN- had to go back to thier old work for a while as the men wanted thier jobs back. A bit later on they took a stand and didnt want to go back to thier old jobs 'they weren't prepared to put the apron back on'
Everyone was moving around between classes a lot more more classes were created.  

TODAY AFTER : talk about the cnetury since the war actually started to show the time is right

Maid/Bulter/chef -  The lower class are much more equal and everyone is more well payed. 

chauffer/doctor- They are equal to the other classes they just have more luxeries than the lower class. 

Earl/ countess /ladies - They have to work just as much as anyone else they just have the land to look after, they intergrate with other classes and there is little seperation between classes. 

WOMEN - they work just as much as men and there is lots more equality. 

hows its more like the 1930's - much less change




Opening already written with a summary and some retorical questions.
To conclude i will give a summary and give in my opinion.- PREDICTIONS FOR THE FUTURE

Title

 An informative article for a Sunday national newsapaper for the centenary of the start of war(next year) this will look at the effects WW1 had on social mobility In Britian 


NO GOING BACK 

Opening Paragraphs

Opening Paragraphs

During World War One more than fifteen million men and women were killed across europe. The ramifications were enormous. In Britain apart from the political and economic upheaval, the make up of its social fabric began to change forever. It was a slow process, but the sharply drawn lines between the position of men and women ,working and upper classes gradually began to re align themselves.



The facts and figures of the death and destruction that occurred during the First World War  were clearly documented at the time, but apart from the horrors of the bloody battle ground what were the long term effects of this brutal phase on our history? What happened to the soldiers who did return home and to their wives and families? How did the social fabric of Britain re knit itself after the terror and turmoil of the war years?


Before the First World War, throughout British society and in particular within the large households clear divisions could be seen between those who lived 'upstairs' and those who lived 'downstairs'. There was little intermingling across the divide. However after the tragedies and chaos of the war year things were never quite the same again. The different sectors of society had been thrown together in ways that could never have been foreseen, women were given jobs and working men positions of responsibility. Manpower and resources were stretched to breaking point, new systems  evolved over the war years and inevitably had a lasting impact as Britain began the painful process of rebuilding itself after the war?

“Once blood is shed in a national quarrel reason and right are swept aside by the rage of angry men.”(Lloyd George)

Different first paragraph ideas

Different first paragraph ideas 

Setting the scene – area

Main quote

Introducing person

Not mainly directed at the topic.

Don’t get punch line

Past and future introduction

Give one example

Introduce to one number

Introduction of war

Summaries main causes of mobility

Things to consider

START WITH SUBJECT BUT DIFFERENT FOCUS

START WITH QUOTE

Quote

Overall view of a sorce

Comparing