1st Edition
Working for Victory? Images of Women in the First World War, 1914–18
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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Women ‘kept the home fires burning’ while their men went off to war. This is the usual image of the part played by women in the First World War, reinforced through countless posters, government exhortations and even popular songs. It is very far from the truth. As this remarkable book shows, originally published in 1987, the truth was that women showed themselves capable of undertaking many roles... Read more
Acknowledgements, Authors’ Note, Introduction: Britain Before 1914, 1. The Domestic Sphere Expands, 2. Beyond the Traditional Feminine Role, 3. From Response to Initiative, 4. From Family to Factory, 5. Servants of the State, 6. From Housewife to Heroine, Abbreviations, Chronology, Appendix 1: Note on the Official Photographers, Appendix 2: Libraries and Archives Holding Manuscript Collections and Photographs, Select Bibliography, Index
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Diana Condell and Jean Liddiard
