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Description: | British civilian worked as dressmaker and clerical worker in Southampton 1912-1919; emigration to US 1922-1924
REEL 1 Family background and employment in Southampton, Hants, England, GB 1897-1919: parents' time in Belgium; hearing of student 'rags' from siblings; long hours and pay during apprenticeship to dressmaker 1912-1914; wartime clerical employment; working in recruiting office at Southampton Docks and at Army Ordnance Corps offices; work for cold storage company at Southampton Docks; greeting arriving troopships; conditions of employment; bicycling to work; social life; making clothes at home and fashion trends; Armistice celebrations 11/11/1918; women remaining unmarried as result of war; dressmaking from home ca 1914-1915; husband's unemployment. Emigration with husband to US ca 1922; return to GB following husband's death ca 1924. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Brading, Marjorie | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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