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Women played a big part during World War I. When the men left, women had to take over their jobs to keep the cities running. World War I led to important advances for women. They got the opportunity to enter workforce in new ways, which increased support for women suffrage. A large amount of women were recruited to work for men's jobs. The government resisted hiring them because they were women, and they weren't fit to do "men's-work". They worked as railway guards, ticket collectors, buses and tram conductors, postal workers, police, firefighters, and bank "tellers" or clerks. Some women even worked heavy or presicion machinery in engineering, led cart horses on farms, and worked in the civil service and factories. While women were working in these jobs, employment rate went from 23.6% to between 37.7% and 46.7%. Although, worry spreaded through the women's minds. They were worried that when men came back from war, the women would be back to regular rates. They went on strike in 1918, and refused to accept lower pay rates. Women even worked inside World War I. Thousands served as nurses, even some went in the navy and marines. Overall, women did play a big part in World War I. They weren't just the nurses as everyone believes.

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