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Moritz Ledeli: Conductress of the municipal tramway, watercolour, 1915/16

For women, new fields of work opened up for a short time in order to make good the shortage of men on the labour market.

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  • Development

    Gender roles: change/no change?

    It is a widely held view that the First World War revolutionised the traditional roles of men and women in society. Photos of tram conductresses, female coach drivers and postwomen would appear to confirm this, as does the assumption by women of the traditional male role as providers for the family. But did things change that much, and what was left of the supposed changes after 1918?

  • Chapter

    The situation in the hinterland

    In the fourth year of the war there was a widespread feeling of ‘burn-out’ in the Habsburg Monarchy, with the supply situation in a catastrophic state and the mood of the general population one of war-weariness and frustration. The initial euphoria was now long forgotten.