A Woman's Role in Canada

During the First and Second World Wars, women have assembled war goods, driven planes and vehicles, tended to the sick and wounded, kept up domestic tasks, defended their homes and communities, tracked down the locations of enemies, and risked their lives for others. They have been pillars for Canada. They provided physical, moral, and economic reinforcement. Perhaps women had added significant roles in World War Two, but the First World War created a bigger impact because it gave them the first taste of how it felt to be more useful, productive, and needed, and to contribute to a cause. Maybe the men and soldiers were the most praised and rewarded, but women knew they were performing essential tasks behind the scenes. It gave them a sense of importance and of personal action and power. It made them feel less victimized and helpless. It opened up their eyes to the gender inequality that existed since long ago and now ingrained in their society, and it left them wanting, striving and persistently fighting for more.