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'Vote No Mum, they'll take Dad next' 1916

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Australian Labor Party Anti-Conscription Campaign Committee
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Australian War Memorial
[AWM RC00336]

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Australian Labor Party Anti-Conscription Campaign Committee

Australian War Memorial

Women and World War I

Women played prominent roles in the anti-war, anti-conscription and peace movements in Sydney between 1914 and 1918, lead rallies and demonstrations and addressed outdoor meetings across the country. As sisters, wives and mothers, women were expected to sacrifice their menfolk in the ultimate act of patriotism yet many opposed the war for that very reason. For others it came down to a sense of moral obligation or issues of class and gender.

Children

Peace movement

Voting and Elections

World War I