First of all, during World War I and into the 1920s, women had no political/voting rights and were treated unfairly when it came to politics and government. When the First World War broke out, the role of women changed: from mothers to workers. War was considered more important than anything else and gender didn't matter. The campaign for women's suffrage put an end to aggressive activities, and the suffragists agreed to help with the war. Women's suffrage was an issue during World War I and this prevented women from voting. In 1914, the Suffragette Movement was born, when suffragettes worked hard to convince men in government to give women the right to vote (Stearman 10). James F. McMillan states in his book “The Coming of Women's Suffrage”: “By identifying with the state, feminists might hope that the state would identify with women and recognize their rights in the public sphere” (McMillan 25 April 2014). Eventually, women's rights in politics began to evolve. From 1917 to 1919, voting rights for women evolved. From 1917 the right to vote was granted only to nurses. In 1918 they were given to the women of soldiers' relatives and to those involved in the conscription. In 1919 the vote was granted to all women and the amendment passed the Senate (Stearman 18). During this period, 8.5 million women were granted the right to vote, which is 40% of the total number of women (Sungrab 10 April 2014). Voting should be universal and should not discriminate against anyone because of gender. The women worked hard to achieve their goal: protesting in parades, campaigning with posters and asking the government to recognize their rights not only as women, but as human beings. Welfare, benefits, voting and healthcare we...... middle of the sheet......r. This shows that in the years 1914 to 1918 and into the 1920s women were treated unfairly and were not recognized for their work and gratitude. They were expected to do twice as much as men, in half the time, and without any credit. World War I was a huge turning point for women. The brave soldiers will always be remembered, but we will never forget the huge turning point that war represented for women then, now and in the future. It's interesting to learn about women during this time period and how much they evolved and grew; from having no rights to equal rights, from lack of pay to high pay. Women are just as equal as men, and World War I is just one of their many milestones. World War I gave women the ability to prove to men that they were, and still are, just as equal. Here are strong women. May we know them, may we be them, and may we raise them.