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ON HER THEIR LIVES DEPEND
MUNITIONS WORKERS IN THE GREAT WAR |
| By: |
Angela Woollacott |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0520085027 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780520085022 |
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| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
19 May, 1994 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
An analysis of oral histories, workers' journals, newspapers and official reports which presents a portrait of women munitions workers in Britain during World War I. The text demonstrates how working-class women were offered for the first time independence and a reliable income. |
| Synopsis: |
In this evocative book, Angela Woollacott analyzes oral histories, workers' writings, newspapers, official reports, and factory song lyrics to present an intimate view of women munitions workers in Britain during World War I. Munitions work offered working-class women--for the first time--independence, a reliable income, even an improved standard of living. But male employers and trade unionists brought them face-to-face with their subordination as women within their own class, while experiences with middle-class women co-workers and police reminded them of their status as working class. Woollacott sees the woman munitions worker as a powerful symbol of modernity who challenged the gender order through her patriotic work and challenged class differences through her increased spending power, mobility, and changing social behavior. |
| Illustrations: |
12 b&w illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of California Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |