Key Stage 4: History Learning Aims and Outcomes

Occupations	Proportions of Females per 1,000 Persons occupied.
	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901	1911
Agriculture	70	59	47	40	33	29
Schoolmasters, Teachers, Professors, Lecturers	725	741	727	740	745	727
Photographers	66	147	197	234	257	297
Laundry and Washing Service	990	987	981	964	957	931
Commercial or Business Clerks	5	16	33	72	153	245
Telegraph, Telephone—Service (including Government)	82	76	236	291	406	522
Earthenware, China, Porcelain—Manufacture	311	354	384	385	392	421
Paper Manufacture	417	395	444	401	366	312
Cotton Manufacture	567	598	620	609	628	614
Wool and Worsted Manufacture	461	513	561	557	582	571
Hosiery Manufacture	468	468	533	629	713	735
Drapers, Linen Drapers, Mercers	208	257	349	433	504	560
Straw—Plait, Hat, Bonnet Manufacture	921	926	903	814	737	666

Proportions of Females in certain Occupations, 1861-1911 -The proportions of females in certain occupations, and their variations at successive censuses from 1861, may be seen from the following table, ...... These tables relate to the whole country, but it may be pointed out that the numbers of the two sexes in certain occupations vary considerably in different localities.

• Ask students to search the Educational Images (https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/education/educational-images/) for more images.
• Type ‘women work’ into the search box, then ‘Filter results’ and select ‘World War One(1914 – 1918)’ from the list of Periods
• Then ask them to select a further 7 images to show how the war did or did not change the lives of women
• Or use the Teaching Activity: How did WWI change the role of women in Britain?

Extension Work 2 – Women’s role in World War One
Find more teaching resources at:
HistoricEngland.org.uk/Education