Siegfried Sassoon, "Glory of Women" (151)
From the information provided in the 20th century overview Prezis, the importance of gender roles took a new turn during World War I. Gender roles reversed while men were on the battle front. Women had to replace their jobs in factories to produce war materials. Men partly blamed women for the result of the war, and when they returned from war, men took their places back. English poet Siegfried Sassoon served in several British battles during the war and suffered from several injuries, sending him home multiple times. His poem "Glory of Women"
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