Wednesday 20th October 1915

It was announced in London that women could apply for licences to become bus and tram conductors. During World War I an estimated two million women took on jobs which had been previously been filled by men, an increase from 24 per cent of women in employment in July 1914 to 37 per cent by November 1918.The war undoubtedly led to the social advancement of women and also to the political reward of the vote being granted to women in the UK in 1918. Through their war work, women in Britain were beginning to overcome prejudice and break down social taboos.