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The Women's Army
Unknown, 1917, Press cutting, Reproduction
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The Women's Army
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32745
Title
The Women's Army: The W.A.A.C. on Home and Foreign Service
Description
From the Illustrated London News published November 24th, 1917, page 644. Drawn by S. Begg. Full title: Winning golden opinions for their work in France and at home: The women's army auxiliary corps.
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Unknown
Date
1917
Size
39.6 x 26.7 cm
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Press cutting
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Reproduction
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Reference Library
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps., or W.A.A.C, was an organisation formed to free up able bodied men from office work and other tasks in order to move them to the front lines. The women of W.A.A.C., who often took their new posts at great personal risk, worked as clerks, record keepers, ambulance drivers, telephonists and gardeners, tending the fields of foreign gravesites.
Wartime called these women to duty and they often worked long hours, with some days lasting up to 14 hours. Yet, they handled their roles bravely and with a sense of duty and were appauled by the generals and officers they supported.
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ILN During WWI: Women and Children during the War
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