Ebook {Epub PDF} On Her Their Lives Depend: Munitions Workers in the Great War by Angela Woollacott

made up half the labor force in munitions industries. Her case rests on two unequally developed arguments. The first-and the essence of the book-is a reconstruction of the experience of women war workers. Using a wealth of documentation, Woollacott explores the mass female incursion into the world of men's industrial work, especially in the. 1 online resource (xiv, pages) This book examines the experience of women munitions workers in Britain during WW1. Includes bibliographical references (pages ) and index. The army of women: munitions factories and women workers -- The heterogeneity of women workers: mixing and mobility -- "Industrial work is good for women": health, welfare, deaths, and injuries -- Status and experience as User Interaction Count: 6 rows ·  · On Her Their Lives Depend: Munitions Workers in the Great War. On Her Their Author: Angela Woollacott.

Get this from a library! On her their lives depend: munitions workers in the Great War. [Angela Woollacott] -- This book examines the experience of women munitions workers in Britain during WW1. Woollacott bursts some myths and corrects some misapprehensions in her excellent study [that] tells us how World War I changed the lives of women and contributes to our greater understanding of how women changed the life of BritainR. J. Q. Adams, author of Arms and the Wizard: Lloyd George and the Ministry of Munitions, War, (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, ), 2 Angela Woollacott, Upon Her Their Lives Depend: Munitions Workers in the Great War (Los Angeles: University of California Press, ),

Angela Woollacott. · Rating details · 16 ratings · 0 reviews. 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. 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. made up half the labor force in munitions industries. Her case rests on two unequally developed arguments. The first-and the essence of the book-is a reconstruction of the experience of women war workers. Using a wealth of documentation, Woollacott explores the mass female incursion into the world of men's industrial work, especially in the.