Women's Legion (informal antecedent)
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The Women's Legion was an early British women's voluntary organization that informally paved the way for later official female military services in the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Women's Legion (informal antecedent) canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British organization
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women's voluntary organization ⓘ |
| aim | to organize women for service in support of the nation ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of official female military services in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| function | supporting national defense efforts through women's labor ⓘ |
| genderFocus | women ⓘ |
| historicalCategory | early 20th-century women's organization ⓘ |
| historicalRole | informal antecedent of official female military services in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early example of organized women's military-related service in Britain ⓘ |
| influenced | later structures of women's military organizations in the UK ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| membershipBasis | voluntary enlistment by women ⓘ |
| natureOfOrganization | voluntary ⓘ |
| organizationalModel | voluntary corps ⓘ |
| organizationalStatus | non-regular military body ⓘ |
| pavedWayFor |
creation of official women's auxiliary services in the British armed forces
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formal recognition of women's military service in the UK ⓘ |
| preceded | later official female military services in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| primaryActivity | mobilizing women for national service ⓘ |
| role | pioneered women's participation in military-related service in the UK ⓘ |
| sector | military support ⓘ |
| serviceType | auxiliary support to armed forces ⓘ |
| socialContext | expansion of women's roles in public and military life in Britain ⓘ |
| typeOfService | non-combatant military-related service ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Auxiliary Territorial Service