Women in the Great War

A "superlative social history" of British women's efforts in WWI and how they led to the women's suffrage movement—includes photos (Books Monthly).

In this fascinating history, husband and wife coauthors Stephen and Tanya Wynn chronicle the effects of the Great War on the lives of women, and how those experiences shaped the women's suffrage movement. Before the war, women were employed as domestic servants, clerical workers, shop assistants, teachers, or barmaids. But after the outbreak o...