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Did women in Europe gain more rights and freedoms as a result of World War I?
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Selected thesis
Women in Europe gained more rights and freedoms as a result of World War I.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Women's involvement in the war effort challenged many oppressive stereotypes.
Pro claim 2
Women were able to pick up new skills in their wartime jobs which allowed them more economic power.
Con claim 1
After the war finished, many women returned to their prewar gender roles.
Con claim 2
Women's rights movements were the main cause of postwar changes in gender roles.