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Women, War, and Work: British Women in Industry 1914 to 1919

This thesis examines the entry of women, during World War I, into industrial employment that men had previously dominated. It attempts to determine if women's wartime activities significantly changed the roles women played in industry and society. Major sources consulted include microfilm of the British Cabinet Minutes and British Cabinet Papers; Parliamentary Debates; memoirs of contemporaries like David Lloyd George, Beatrice Webb, Sylvia Pankhurst, and Monica Cosens; and contemporary newspapers. The examination begins with the early debates concerning the pressing need for labor in war industries, women's recruitment into industry, women's work and plans, the government's arrangements for demobilization, and women's roles in postwar industry. The thesis concludes that women were treated as a transient commodity by the government and the trade unions.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500947
Date08 1900
CreatorsKimball, Toshla (Toshla Rene)
ContributorsLowry, Bullitt, 1936-, Seligmann, Gustav L., Baker, Derek
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 101 leaves, Text
CoverageEngland, 1914-1919
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Kimball, Toshla (Toshla Rene)

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