"A lively and scrupulous account of one of the wartime occupations
that fostered crucial transformations in women's socioeconomic
status during the early twentieth century. . . . Extremely useful
both to scholars of women's history and to students of
modernism."--Sandra M. Gilbert, co-author of "The Madwoman in the
Attic
"A stunning achievement. . . . A wide-ranging, multifaceted, and
beautifully nuanced rendering of the experiences of munitions
workers in World War I. Especially impressive is the way that
Woollacott incorporates a detailed analysis of the differences
among women into a narrative that illuminates how gender and class
together shaped the affect of the war on women's lives. Woollacott
draws out the implications of her inquiry to propose a considered
assessment of the extent to which the war was a watershed in the
history of British women in the twentieth century."--Sonya O. Rose,
author of "Limited Livelihoods
"Woollacott bursts some myths and corrects some misapprehensions
in her excellent study. "On Her Their Lives Depend tells us how
World War I changed the lives of women and contributes to our
greater understanding of how women changed the life of
Britain."--R. J. Q. Adams, author of "Arms and the Wizard: Lloyd
George and the Ministry of Munitions, 1915-1916
"A thorough and excellent discussion of the role and
significance of women's work in munitions in the First World War. .
. . Indubitably offers an original and unusual
contribution."--Philippa Levine, author of "Private Lives &
Public Commitment: Feminist Resistance in England, 1860-1900
"An important intervention in the growing literature on women
and the Great War. . . . Woollacott has told an essentialpart of
that story, and has done so with learning, grace, and modesty. A
fine book, indispensable to students of the period."--J. M. Winter,
Cambridge University
"A pioneering study. It illuminates, to an extent not achieved
hitherto, two entwined aspects of Britain's war experience: the
conversion to war needs of a peace economy; and the central part
played by women in this transformation."--Trevor Wilson, author of
"The Myriad Faces of War: Britain and the Great War 1914-1918
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