Women At Home

Whilst some women decided to go to the scene of war, most women stayed at home to take care of the household, deliver needed goods, comfort and support their fellow troops and men. Women would sew clothes; write love filled letters and letters of encouragement to their troops at war. They would cook comfort food to send to their men; because these foods had to travel long distances they often became rotten and stale. That was the time when the recipe of the ANZAC biscuit was introduced to war.
Women were used by government propagandas as a way to encourage men to enlist. Women were an image of fragility, and men felt the need to fill that masculine role and protect their women. Their traditional image played a large role in the enlistment of troops in the war. Thus, their generalised image by society was created and difficult to alter.
Their role in the household was crucial, because the main labourer was away; women were now the source of food and shelter for their children. The government’s way of obtaining money in order to fund the war; women had to strive in order to continue maintaining their simple daily lifestyle.