Suffering until suffrage
Women in the War Effort
As men left for the war, women found more opportunities in the workplace. However, the war split the women's suffrage movement so that while some progressive woman suffragists were pacifists and against the war, others were avid supporters who believed that if they helped in the war, they would also be helping shape the peace/getting the vote. This supported women's suffrage, which was gained finally in the 19th amendment passed in 1920. During the war, many women took over the jobs of men who had gone to war, but after the war, most women gave up their jobs for traditional roles int he hope. The Women's Bureau also protected female workers during the war. In the cartoon above, a women suffrage supporter urges women to help win the vote by helping win the war. Thus, many women would apply for jobs to help in the war effort.