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Women Workers in the First World War (Hardcover)
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Women Workers in the First World War (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History
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Commentators writing soon after the outbreak of the First World War
about the classic problems of women's employment (low pay, lack of
career structure, exclusion from "men's jobs") frequently went on
to say that the war had "changed all this", and that women's
position would never be the same again. This book looks at how and
why women were employed, and in what ways society's attitudes
towards women workers did or did not change during the war.
Contrary to the mythology of the war, which portrayed women as
popular workers, rewarded with the vote for their splendid work,
the author shows that most employers were extremely reluctant to
take on women workers, and remained cynical about their
performance. The book considers attitudes towards women's work as
held throughout society. It examines the prejudices of government,
trade unions and employers, and considers society's views about the
kinds of work women should be doing, and their "wider role" as the
"mothers of the race". First published in 1981, this is an
important book for anyone interested in women's history, or the
social history of the twentieth century. Companion volumes, Women
Workers in the Second World War by Penny Summerfield, and Out of
the Cage: Women's Experiences in Two World Wars by Gail Braybon and
Penny Summerfield, are also published by Routledge.
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