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The First World War had a deep impact on virtually everything in British Women's life; from fighting for suffrage on the street to breastfeeding their babies at home. The most fundamental change in their lives was perhaps their inclusion in the world of Labor. The war had divided the British Nation into two as the Front and the Home front. The Front needed men while the Home front needed women. Women immediately responded to the call from men. However, their transfer into public life was a bit painful. For many men, women were merely temporary workers, and when the war was over, they would go back home where they belonged. For many women, on the other hand, entering public life was a milestone. Aside from these, women thought that their efforts during the war would contribute to their demand for the suffrage. The effect of war on the equal voting rights had been a subject of debate between male historians and feminist thinkers. According to many feminist thinkers, the fact that their man counterparts suggest that the war efforts was the only reason for the legislation of the women’s suffrage, is because in reality they never recognized equal voting rights for women in their minds. Both sides interpreted the relation between war and equal voting rights from their own perspectives. In fact, the women’s suffrage was neither a natural process as claimed by women, nor a reward of the War as claimed by men

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