Belinda Davis : World War I changed women across globe in ways that affect us today . She says they took up ` ` women 's work , '' supported the poor and raised children in privation . She says male society struggled with how to acknowledge women after war . Davis : Family tensions increased with soldiers , still women could vote in many nations .
Belinda Davis : World War I changed women across globe in ways that affect us today . She says they took up `` men 's work , '' supported home front and raised kids in privation . She says male society struggled with how to acknowledge women after war . Davis : Family tensions returned with soldiers , still women got vote in many nations .