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Mavis Went Too: Females Under Fire, 1600-1918 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781539608325)
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x'My good lady, go home and sit still-no petticoats here.'
War Office to Dr Elsie Inglis, August 1914 War has never been solely a man's domain, fought by male soldiers and sailors. Ordinary women have always made a contribution. They may not have been awarded medals and were not always even fed and paid, but a handful of the women who lived and worked as soldiers and sailors did gain respect, high rank and positions of responsibility. Many of these women had to pass themselves off as men while many more did essential work as provisioners, laundresses and cooks forming the unacknowledged backbone of military campaigns. There were also female spies and many nurses who endured considerable danger and discomfort to reduced the suffering of the men. This book explores the lives of the wives, cross-dressing soldiers, prostitutes, medics and more, and the price they often had to pay.
Author: Annette Bailey
ISBN-10: 1539608328
ISBN-13: 9781539608325
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 10/27/2016
Pages: 102
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d
War Office to Dr Elsie Inglis, August 1914 War has never been solely a man's domain, fought by male soldiers and sailors. Ordinary women have always made a contribution. They may not have been awarded medals and were not always even fed and paid, but a handful of the women who lived and worked as soldiers and sailors did gain respect, high rank and positions of responsibility. Many of these women had to pass themselves off as men while many more did essential work as provisioners, laundresses and cooks forming the unacknowledged backbone of military campaigns. There were also female spies and many nurses who endured considerable danger and discomfort to reduced the suffering of the men. This book explores the lives of the wives, cross-dressing soldiers, prostitutes, medics and more, and the price they often had to pay.
Author: Annette Bailey
ISBN-10: 1539608328
ISBN-13: 9781539608325
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 10/27/2016
Pages: 102
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d
By Annette Bailey
xBORN IN WW2, HER FATHER was a Catalina pilot and they did not know each other until she was 3 years old, his squadron being stationed in India. She is married to the novelist Garry Kilworth who was an R.A.F. cryptographer and they travelled as a military family living in Germany and the Mediterranean, often apart, sometimes for up to a year when he was abroad on active service. In the early 1990s she was given the honorary rank of captain when she worked for the Royal Army Education Corp for 3 years. Her work was with military families in Hong Kong which she enjoyed enormously. She has been a teacher, social worker, family therapist and tour guide. Her Master's degree concerned the experiences of children in military families. She still enjoys travelling with Garry and says she is fortunate to have two fine children and five terrific grandchildren.
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