A Model Munitions-Factory: A Crèche for the Babies.

Category

Library Item

Item no

32722

Title

A Model Munitions-Factory: A Crèche for the Babies.

Description

From the Illustrated London News published April 7th, 1917, page 401. Drawn by S. Begg. Full title: "Life is safeguarded and acknowledged from its beginning": A crèche for the children of married workers at a munitions-factory near London.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1917

Size

39.6 x 27.5 cm

Type

Press cutting; Reproduction

Location

Reference Library

Children's lives were deeply impacted by the First World War. Despite the fact that they were expected to carry on as normal, children said goodbye to their fathers, endured the absence of their mothers as women left their traditional roles at home to take up vacated jobs, and grieved the loss of family and family friends. Regular life and school studies were disrupted and young children were increasingly looked after in nurseries as their mother's took jobs in factories or other industries.

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Places > United Kingdom > England

Toys > Dolls > Fabric dolls

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