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On Her Their Lives Depend : Munitions Workers in the Great War by Angela Woollacott is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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In this evocative book, Angela Woollacott analyzes oral histories, workers' writings, newspapers, official reports, and factory song lyrics to present an intimate view of women munitions workers in Britain during World War I.<br><br>Munitions work offered working-class women—for the first time—independence, a reliable income, even an improved standard of living. But male employers and trade unionists brought them face-to-face with their subordination as women within their own class, while experi
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- Author
- Angela Woollacott
- Publisher
- Berkeley: University of California Press
- Published
- 1994
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780520914650
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Science, History, Gender Studies
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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