Question

Why was Edith Cavell used in anti-German propaganda posters? She was executed by Germany for treason. She was a victim in the bombing of the Lusitania. She developed propaganda against Allied nations. She was a spy for the German government.

Answer 1

Edith Cavell was executed by Germany for treason which was later used in anti-German propaganda

Answer 2

Edith Cavell was executed by Germany for treason in 1915. Edith Cavell image was used as an anti-German propaganda and the image depicts the execution of a British nurse by the German army.
The British government decided to use her story as propaganda which made her be one of the most prominent female casualties of world war 1, due to her sex, nursing profession and her heroic approach to death. She became an iconic figure of propaganda to the British military recruitment after endless pamphlets, newspaper articles, images and books were published telling her story.