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Description: | British civilian in Essex, GB, 1914-1919. Worked with Women's Institute in GB, 1939-1945
REEL 1 Aspects of family and educational background. Recollections of life and work during First World War, Ugley, Essex, 1914-1918: outbreak of war, 1914; work with YMCA; involvement with Women's Institute during Second World War; reaction to outbreak of First World War; reaction to death of male relatives including brother and brother-in-law; knowledge of conscientious objectors; work of sister as VAD in France; memories of royal events.
REEL 2 Continues: memories of Armistice celebrations, 11/1918; impact First World War on her life; lack of male company; building of memorial hall for her brother in Ugley; attitude towards Remembrance Day services today; reasons for becoming a Quaker; attitude towards pacifism. Recollections of life in GB during 1930s: memories of poverty and unemployment in GB during 1930s; role of Women's InstituteI in assisting rural poor; memories of General Strike, 1926; elder brother's support for Anglo/German Fellowship; visit to Germany, 1933; attitude towards Nazis; meeting Hitler and other top Nazis.
REEL 3 Continues: attitude towards visit to Germany; attitude towards Nazism; involvement of sister with Peace Ballot; friendship with Humphrey Waterfield and his decision to become conscientious objector. Recollections of life and work, 1939-1945: reaction to outbreak of war; work of Humphrey Waterfield with Friend's Ambulance Unit; work of Women's Institute International Committee; involvement with WIIC reaction of French to mobilisation of their army, 1939; working with agency that provided holiday accommodation for Free French.
REEL 4 Continues: impact of Women's Institute's wartime jam making project on reputation post-war; Cooperation of WI with Government; importance of WI in past years; status of WI today. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Tennant, Nancy | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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