World War One Toolkits
March 2024
We’re pleased to announce a new toolkit and resources about Utah women in World War One! The Great War shaped and was shaped by millions of women across the globe, and Utah women were no exception.
World War One involved Utah women in new capacities. Some witnessed the violence of the war firsthand on the frontlines. Many went to work in new jobs.. Many others served with community organizations to support the war effort. Some women used the opportunity to continue blazing the trail toward universal civil rights and social justice.
Click here to download the free digital toolkit (PDF) with links to lesson plans, activities, bios, and articles about Utah women’s many roles in the war. Or you can explore our “Great Women in the Great War” story map, take a personality quiz to find out which WWI Utahn you’re most like, or check out the articles and bios listed below. If you like these materials, please share them with an educator, parent, or student in your life!
The Hello Girls, Emelia Lumpert and Mary Marshall- Female Yeomen, Utah’s First Women in the Navy
- Gertrude Lancaster, Amity among Black Women
- Eleanora Streadbeck, Labor Union Striker
- Annie Howard, Gold Star Mother
- Maud Fitch, WWI Ambulance Driver
- Sisterhood of Nurses, on the Front Lines and Beyond
- “Goshute Women: Protesting the Draft“
- “World War One and Women in the Workforce“
- “Emmeline B. Wells and the Relief Society Grain Saving Movement“
- “Utah Women, the Search for International Peace, and World War I“
Questions about these materials? Suggestions for how to improve? Requests for our next toolkit? Email info@betterdays2020.org.
We’re grateful to Lauren Webb for conducting research and building the story map as well as many biographies and articles. She worked on this project as her Bennion Scholar capstone at the University of Utah.