Women Are Warriors
1942
14 min
Coming soon
This short film from WWII focuses on the increasingly important roles women occupy on the various war fronts. In England, their more active jobs include ferrying planes from factory to airfield and operating anti-aircraft guns. In Russia, they are fighting on the front lines as well as acting as parachute nurses, army doctors and technicians. In Canada women have joined active service auxiliaries, and thousands labour day and night in factories turning out the tools of war. From the Canada Carries On series.
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This short film from WWII focuses on the increasingly important roles women occupy on the various war fronts. In England, their more active jobs include ferrying planes from factory to airfield and operating anti-aircraft guns. In Russia, they are fighting on the front lines as well as acting as parachute nurses, army doctors and technicians. In Canada women have joined active service auxiliaries, and thousands labour day and night in factories turning out the tools of war. From the Canada Carries On series.
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directorJane Marsh
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scriptJane Marsh
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editingJane Marsh
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producerRaymond Spottiswoode
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executive producerStanley Hawes
Education
Ages 12 to 16
Family Studies/Home Economics - Feminism
History - World History
History - World War II
Media Education - Advertising
Media Education - Documentary Film
Social Studies - Contemporary Issues
Social Studies - Labour Studies
Write a commentary on the importance of the female labour forces in Britain, Russia and Canada during World War II. Comment on the fact that these women were equally as good as men in performing the traditional male jobs. Discuss the reasons why factory work during wartime would become important to women after the war.
