Reuben Hoar Library (Littleton)

Fighting on the Home Front, the legacy of women in World War One, Kate Adie

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Fighting on the Home Front

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Kate Adie

the legacy of women in World War One

In 1914 the world changed forever. When World War One broke out and a generation of men went off to fight, bestselling author Kate Adie shows how women emerged from the shadows of their domestic lives. Now a visible force in public life, they began to take up essential roles - from transport to policing, munitions to sport, entertainment, even politics. They had finally become citizens, a recognised part of the war machine, acquiring their own rights and often an independent income. Former BBC Chief News Correspondent Kate Adie charts the seismic move towards equal rights with men that began a century ago and asks what these women achieved for future generations. This is history at its best - a vivid, compelling account of the pioneering women who helped win the war as well as a revealing assessment of their legacy for women's lives today

1 The Home Front -- 2 Drumbeats and Feathers -- 3 Into the Line of Fire -- 4 Make Yourself Useful -- 5 A Woman Can Do That! -- 6 Knitting Royally -- 7 Skivvies and Students -- 8 We need Volunteers -- You, You and You -- 9 Bedpans and Scalpels -- 10 Twelve Hours of Danger Per Day -- 11 Ha'way the Lasses -- 12 Lady Police and Loose Women -- 13 Precious Letters -- 14 Flying Column -- 15 Shakespeare and Songs in the Mud -- 16 We Pray We Might Be Heard ... -- 17 Secret Tasks -- a Landship and a Hay Net -- 18 Mowing, Hoeing and Singling -- 19 Marching, Not Fighting -- 20 V for Vote -- 21 Victory -- What Now? -- 22 We Remember