Women and the Great War

by Bruce Scates, Raelene Frances

Overview

Women and the Great War focuses on women's experiences during the period of violent conflict - the Great War. It examines the role of women as peace activists as well as their role in the military and support services. Source materials, including historical documents, photographs and cartoons, together with student activities, are used to focus the reader on the way violent conflict altered women's traditional roles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521469180
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	02/06/1998
Series:	Women in Australian History
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	8.35(w) x 11.02(h) x 0.47(d)
Age Range:	14 - 16 Years

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements: 1. Introduction; 2. Work in the battle zones: Nursing the troops; 3. Work on the home front; 4. The politics of war; 5. Loss, bereavement and the politics of the Anzacs; 6. 'The enemy in our midst'; 7. Conclusion.