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Women and Propaganda
The propaganda and its ideological impacts on women and family life in World War I differed from country to country. British propaganda often promoted the idea that women and the family were threatened by the enemy, particularly the Germany army. British propaganda played on the fear of its citizens by depicting the German army as a ravenous force that horrified the towns and cities it passed through, raping women and tearing apart families. The terror ensued by this gendered propaganda influenced Britain’s international war policies henceforth; violence against the domestic sphere in wartime was seen as an inexcusable crime of war.

In the Ottoman Empire, as in other countries such as the U.S., women were encouraged to enter the workforce, as the number of men within the empire grew smaller and smaller over the course of the war. The Ottoman government had a system that already incorporated the participation of women in governmental committees established in 1912 and 1913. Thus, when World War I began, the Ottoman government was able to spread patriotic propaganda through the women’s committees to women across the empire. Propaganda encouraged women to enter the workforce, both to support the Empire and to become self-sufficient through state-sanctioned work specified for women.

American World War I propaganda often featured images of women, however they typically reflected traditional gender norms. While there was a call to increasingly employ women to replace the men at war, American propaganda also emphasized sexual morality. Women’s clubs often produced this anti-gambling and anti-prostitution attitudes.

Shedden suggestions: You have added a good amount of information here. "dedicated to the promotion" might be a little strong. Explain that last sentence in the opening paragraph a bit better. One of your citations is off in the 2nd paragraph. "Messages propagated to women" is a little awkward. Watch verb tense is paragraph three. You could be slightly more specific with a few of your examples.

Brandon peer review: remove all semi-colons. short sentences work better. I suggest to separate the comparison of women and propaganda into two different sub sections, and those two subsections can detail the role of women in the the allied powers and the central powers and their use of Propaganda.