Fighting on the Home Front, Kate Adie
Fighting on the Home Front, Kate Adie
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Fighting on the Home Front
The Legacy of Women in World War One

Author: Kate Adie

Narrator: Kate Adie

Unabridged: 11 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/31/2018

Synopsis

'History at its most celebratory' Daily Telegraph

'Adie uses her journalistic eye for personal stories and natural compassion to create a book definitely worthy of her heroines' Big Issue

'Fascinating, very readable . . . provides a complete wartime women's history' Discover Your History

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Bestselling author and award-winning former BBC Chief News Correspondent Kate Adie reveals the ways in which women's lives changed during World War One and what the impact has been for women in its centenary year.

IN 1914 THE WORLD CHANGED forever. When World War One broke out and a generation of men went off to fight, bestselling author and From Our Own Correspondent presenter Kate Adie shows how women emerged from the shadows of their domestic lives.

Now a visible force in public life, they began to take up essential roles - from transport to policing, munitions to sport, entertainment, even politics. They had finally become citizens, a recognised part of the war machine, acquiring their own rights and often an independent income.

The former BBC Chief News Correspondent charts the seismic move towards equal rights with men that began a century ago and through unique first-hand research shows just how momentous the achievements of those pioneering women were.

This is history at its best - a vivid, compelling account of the women who helped win the war as well as a revealing assessment of their legacy for women's lives today.

(P)2014 Isis Publishing

About Kate Adie

Kate Adie became a household name through her work as the BBC`s chief news correspondent, reporting major stories and from war zones around the world. She has won numerous awards including two Royal Television Society awards, the Bafta Richard Dimbleby Award, and the Broadcasting Press Guild`s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting. She was awarded an OBE in 1993.Kate Adie presents From Our Own Correspondent on BBC Radio 4 and is the author of several bestselling books.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marguerite on January 07, 2014

At the end of WWI few (women) realised how much they had done for future generations. They had become citizens. Even if the law, prejudice and convention were still obstacles to full recognition, they had taken great strides towards equality, leaving footprints all over traditional male-only territo......more

Goodreads review by Julie on October 25, 2017

This is a very good and thorough look at the many ways in which British women contributed to the Great War, both on the Home Front and directly supporting the Front Line. It is anecdotal in style, and (I assume) targeted at the 'common reader' (in the Woolfian sense). The scholar in me kept looking......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on August 24, 2014

This was such an interesting read. I learnt so much about the important contribution women made to the war effort. It is a story every female should read to appreciate the impact they made and how much this has contributed to the lives we lead today.......more

Goodreads review by Terri on June 10, 2021

While an interesting subject, I found that I was often getting confused and lost with the way that the author structured the book. Yes there was chapters, but I felt like the author only really touched upon each subject briefly and while mentioning the things that women did during the First World Wa......more

Goodreads review by Emily on January 09, 2024

Even thought the book is a heavy topic it's a easy read. The actual book was quite interesting and I learnt a lot about women in the war The author likes to go about herself and Sunderland a lot.......more

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