Essay On The Anzac Legend

During the time of the war the Legend of the Anzac developed to be a proud possession of most Australians and everyone in the Australian Imperial Force. Since then, the 25th of April is the commerated day each year. The Anzac legend was created in eight months of fighting at Gallipoli. Although there was no military victory, the Australians displayed great courage, initiative, discipline, endurance and mateship. These qualities came to be seen as showing the Anzac spirit. The experiences of women during World War 1 contributed in a big way to the development of the Anzac Legend.

During World War 1 large numbers of women were recruited into jobs vacated by men who had gone to fight in the war. Women’s role was to stay home and look after things while the men were out …show more content…
Their experiences and stories of bravery, struggle and resilience are obvious examples of women’s contribution to the Anzac legend. The Anzac legend had many positive and negative effects on society and to men and women. While women were not allowed to enlist, from the time of the landing in Gallipoli they were there alongside the men who were fighting, as nurses on board hospital ships attending to wounded soldiers. Although the nurses were not entirely removed from danger, this is a negative as women were not allowed to enlist so they helped as much towards the war effort but were not recognised. While there were many positives on the War itself, after the war there became a greater acceptance of women, the suffragette movement had failed to convince society that women have a right to play an active role. The war gave women a huge opportunity to take on men only jobs. The war proved a significant factor in giving women the chance to change social attitudes towards women forever. Society having a greater acceptance of women contributed in a big way to the development of the Anzac