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Women Are Warriors

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.

War, Conflict and Peace - World War II Archival Films History - Canada - 1920-1945 Women History Foreign Countries All subjects
  • director
    Jane Marsh
  • script
    Jane Marsh
  • editing
    Jane Marsh
  • producer
    Raymond Spottiswoode
  • executive producer
    Stanley Hawes

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Ages 12 to 16
School subjects
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.

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