history: woman at war

[silverdale5]

what could i write about women in war in world war 2???

[shammydodger]

Where to start?

Look up Violet Szabo; WRENS. I could go on, but won't!

[silverdale5]

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[shammydodger]

Cos I'm off out for a run :)

[silverdale5]

please people i need help :(

[Thunderbird+]

the role of the land army ?

[B00]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Land_Ar my


http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/women_WW2 .htm

[jake-the-peg]

There's a site here dedicated to the women who worked as agents for the SOE (special operations executive)

http://www.64-baker-street.org/main/index.html

have a look here at the detailed story of 3 of them
http://www.64-baker-street.org/agents/agent_ot her_agents.html

They were dropped into occupied France and promoted resistance and sabotage.

[Narolines]

Not forgetting all the women who worked in industry - especially munitions - keeping the country running while most of the able-bodied men were otherwise engaged.....

[jno]

get hold of a copy of Millions like Us
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/442138/ index.html

[Dizzieblonde]

Many women were encouraged to work for the first time, so it was a bit of a step forward for equality in the workplace - when their husbands returned (or not), it was assumed women would go back to domestic duties but many found they enjoyed the independence of working

[Octavius]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwtwo/women_a t_war_02.shtml

lots of stuff in all the links here and above

[reinganum]

Hello silverdale5! I posted an answer to your Q about evacuees about a fortnight ago and my answer to this one is the same. Try to get hold of that book (The People's War by Angus Calder). It was published by Jonathan Cape in 1969 and reprinted by Panther paperbacks in 1971. Your local library should be able to order it for you, or if you need your own copy try buying on-line (either auction or otherwise). It really is the best book ever on the Home Front in WW2 and has lots of information about the role of women.

[pookie26]

Women working is quite significant. In particular the role that they played in munitions factories.

In a sense though, women's role in this department was more significant during ww1.

Evacuation is probably the most significant avenue to explore.

[mike b]

...and don't forget the splendid women fliers of the Air Transport Auxiliary - some amazing stories in their memoirs. For that matter, if you're not confined to the UK, the Russians had some front-line women bomber and fighter pilots, not to mention some ace women snipers. There's even supposed to have been a Red Army tank destroyer crewed by a husband and wife team, though I don't know which was responsible for the map-reading...