Women as Veterans in Britain and France after the First World War (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare)

"This is the story of how women in France and Britain between 1915 and 1933 appropriated the cultural identity of female war veteran in order to have greater access to public life and a voice in a political climate in which women were rarely heard on the public stage. The 'veterans' covered by this history include former nurses, charity workers, secret service agents and members of resistance networks in occupied territory, as well as members of the British auxiliary corps. What unites these women is how they attempted to present themselves as 'female veterans' in order to gain social advantages and give themselves the right to speak about the war and its legacies. Alison S. Fell also considers the limits of the identity of war veteran for women, considering as an example the wartime and post-war experiences of the female industrial workers who led episodes of industrial action." -- Publisher's description This Is The Story Of How Women In France And Britain Between 1915 And 1933 Appropriated The Cultural Identity Of Female War Veteran In Order To Have Greater Access To Public Life And A Voice In A Political Climate In Which Women Were Rarely Heard On The Public Stage-- Introduction -- Women As Veterans In The Commemorative Landscapes Of Interwar Britain And France -- The Afterlives Of First World War Heroines -- 'that Glorious Comradeship' : Female Veteran Groups In The 1920s -- Writing As A Veteran : Women's War Memoirs -- Women's Wartime Industrial Action And The Limits Of Female Veteran Identity -- Conclusion. Alison S. Fell. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 202-216) And Index. Cover......Page 1 Half-title page......Page 3 Series page......Page 4 Title page......Page 5 Copyright page......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 List of Figures......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Introduction......Page 13 1 Women as Veterans in the Commemorative Landscapes of Interwar Britain and France......Page 32 2 The Afterlives of First World War Heroines......Page 64 3 ‘That Glorious Comradeship’: Female Veteran Groups in the 1920s......Page 103 4 Writing as a Veteran: Women’s War Memoirs......Page 139 5 Women's Wartime Industrial Action and the Limits of Female Veteran Identity......Page 173 Conclusion......Page 205 Bibliography......Page 214 Index......Page 229