Women
How war transformed the status and role of women
Scotland, dressing for an air raid, pyjamas
The Great War was the first time it became acceptable for women to wear pyjamas to bed.
Scotland, Laurieston: Margaret Cowie Crowe
Edi Stark talks to Janey Smith about the adventures of her great aunt Meg.
Wax Works, Larkhill: Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
When women were needed in the army
Saffron Walden, Essex: Military Hospital
The war hospital praised for its work
Mount Stewart, Co Down: Home of the Founder of the Women's Legion
The beloved home of Lady Edith Londonderry, charismatic founder of the Women's Legion
Great Bidlake Farm, Bridestowe: The Farm Run by Women
Women, farming and feeding the home front
23 West Street, Newport: Annie's War
Annie Brewer - Wales' Florence Nightingale
Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells: The Launderette to Curb Prostitution
Laundry for soldiers often returning battle-worn and ragged from the front
Gretna, Scotland: Devil's Porridge
DG12 6TQ - In 1915 Britain put a mammoth effort into the production of shells.
Manchester High School For Girls, Manchester: The Formidable Teacher Turned Nurse
The woman who lost her life whilst helping the war displaced
Remember the Land Girls: LAAS Training Camp, Glanusk Park, Breconshire
Womens LAAS Training Camp, Glanusk Farm, Crickhowell, Breconshire
Maryport, Cumbria: Potato Riots
The housewives who boycotted farmers after a hike in potato prices
Preston North End FC, Lancashire: Ladies Football
The women workers turned footballers who went on to tour France and the USA
Lincoln, Lincolnshire: Women Building Tanks
The story of the women working at Foster’s in Lincoln
Ridham Docks, Iwade: Depending on Women
Where women cleaned and repaired wartime equipment
University College, Reading: Women’s Mission to French Farms
Women speakers visit French farms in 1916 to inspire English women to work on the land
Marygate, York: Wartime Adventures of Two Sisters
The York sisters who travelled the world as voluntary nurses
St Margaret’s Church, Herefordshire: Mother’s Love
The mother who travelled from the Black Mountains to France to nurse her son
Glasgow, Scotland: Suffragettes at War
In the first World War Sisters of the Cause became Sisters at War, in more ways than one.
Exeter Higher Cemetery, Exeter: Women’s Royal Navy Service
The only woman named on the city’s war memorial
Kingston Theatre Hotel, Hull: Madam Clapham’s Salon
A world renowned fashion house in the centre of Hull during WW1
Edinburgh, Scotland: Nora's Letters
EH15 2AF - Norah Torrance, a pretty Portobello girl, wrote to several soldiers from 1915.
Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green: Angel of Mercy Ward
Letters home of a VAD nurse that paint a picture of a wartime hospital
Chislehurst, Kent: Woman War Correspondent
The woman who went against the grain in a male dominated profession
