In World War I, British military industry was dominated by women

January 14, 2017 Posted By: Leave a comment
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c. 1917

Women and men work amid rows of artillery shells at the National Filling Factory in Chilwell.

Image: Imperial War Museums

When Britain entered World War I in 1914, thousands of women joined the workforce to fill jobs left by men sent overseas.

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