Female Railway Workers in World War II (Major Susan)(Pevná vazba) - diskuze
EAN: 9781526703088
During World War II women took on railway roles which were completely new to females. They worked as porters and guards, on the permanent way, and in maintenance and workshop operations. In this book Susan Major features the voices of women talking about their wartime railway experiences, using interviews by the Friends of the National Railway Museum.
Many were working in 'men's jobs', or working with men for the first time, and these interviews offer tantalizing glimpses of conditions, sometimes under great danger. What was it about railway work that attracted them? It's fascinating to contrast their voices with the way they were portrayed in official publicity campaigns and in the light of attitudes to women working in the 1940s. These women talk about their difficulties in a workplace not designed for women - no toilets for example, the attitudes of their families, what they
Many were working in 'men's jobs', or working with men for the first time, and these interviews offer tantalizing glimpses of conditions, sometimes under great danger. What was it about railway work that attracted them? It's fascinating to contrast their voices with the way they were portrayed in official publicity campaigns and in the light of attitudes to women working in the 1940s. These women talk about their difficulties in a workplace not designed for women - no toilets for example, the attitudes of their families, what they
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