Women's History Month

October is Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is Women and War: Contributions and Consequences. Find out more at clicking on the logo. Let’s all try to learn a little this month!

Historical Highlights:
In the first half of the 20th century, women were only allowed to participate in the military as nurses…and even that right was only won in the Boer War (1899-1902)!

WWI and WWII created worker shortages, inspiring women to be called into the work-force in droves.

To free up men for combat, women were enrolled into the military in 1941 in supportive roles (ex. clerks, mechanics).

The Gulf War (1991) is the first war in which Canadian women take part in combat.