Originally published in 1994, This Working-Day World is lively collection of essays presenting a social, political and cultural view of British women-s lives in the period 1914-45. The volume describes women-s activities in many different areas, ranging from the weekly wash to the rescue of child refugees. Each essay, from an international list of contributors, is based on new research which will complement existing studies in a range of disciplines by adding information on, among other topics, women-s teacher training colleges, and women in the BBC, in medical laboratories and in Art schools. The book does not, however, idealise women: the militarism and racism of the period infected women too, and this is revealed in the account of women in the British Union of Fascists, and the analysis of the Pankhursts- merging of patriotism and gender issues.
Through studies and personal accounts, This Working-Day World reveals past issues that are still pertinent to debate
