ABSTRACT

World War I opened many nontraditional occupations to women, yet at the same time it accentuated the importance of women's most traditional responsibilities as wives and mothers. https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203949610/869015b0-77e4-47fa-bc94-91dbdd774f8f/content/fig88_C.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> One example of the balance between traditional and nontraditional female behavior can be seen in the way that women opposed America's entry into the war. https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203949610/869015b0-77e4-47fa-bc94-91dbdd774f8f/content/fig89_C.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>