Yorkshire women at war
Jefferies, Marion2015
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Total copies: 1
'Yorkshire Women at War' deals with the Women's Land Army Hostel policy during the First World War and examines hostel life in the austerity of war and post-war Yorkshire between 1939-50. Marion Jefferies's account of over fifty Women's Land Army hostels is filled with quirky stories about the hectic lives of tired, noisy and hungry girls. There are tales of how the girls slept, ate and socialized in shared dormitories. It records how one old farmhouse had only a single oil lamp, which lit the dormitory; how candles were stuck to the bunk beds and the girls were forced to complain about wax spilling on to their clothes and bedding; and how, at Stockton, bats flew freely in the the girls' dormitories.
Main title:
Yorkshire women at war / Marion Jefferies.
Author:
Jefferies, Marion, author
Work:
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2015.Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2015.
Collation:
272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781473849099 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.53082094284940.53082
Language:
English
Subject:
Women's Land Army (Great Britain)World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- England -- YorkshireWorld War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- England -- YorkshireWorld War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- England -- YorkshireWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- England -- YorkshireVolunteer workers in camp sites, facilities, etc. -- England -- Yorkshire -- History -- 20th century
BRN:
1809683