Which statement is the strongest thesis for the writing prompt? In order to show that women were essential to the war effort, the British government created a series of posters and disseminated them during the war. During the war, the British government engaged in a campaign to convince the general public that every man and woman must in some way join the war effort in order to support their country. In order to convince women to join the war effort in some capacity, the government disseminated posters that depicted them as strong, capable, and necessary for Britain's victory. The government felt that if women worked in factories or hospitals or found another type of wartime employment, Britain would have a better chance at winning the war.

In order to convince women to join the war effort in some capacity, the government disseminated posters that depicted them as strong, capable, and necessary for Britain’s victory.

Note that a thesis statement is the sentence that will serve as a sort of "road map" for readers and guide them by mentioning the topics to be covered in an essay in order they will be discussed. As such, a good characteristic of a thesis statement is that it will be a list as lists serve well in providing the topics to readers in a specific order. That said, the following sentence has the characteristics of a good thesis statement: " In order to convince women to join the war effort in some capacity, the government disseminated posters that depicted them as strong, capable, and necessary for Britain’s victory." What this sentence tells the reader is that the first topic to be discussed is the strength of women. The second topic to be discussed would be the capability of women. And, the final topic to be discussed would be the necessity of women in order to win the war.