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‘Eve in Khaki': Women and the British Army, 1917-48
Professor Lucy Noakes discusses the key role women played in Britain in both world wars. Women in khaki played a key role in Britain in both world wars. From the formation of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1917 to the creation of the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1938, women worked alongside men in the British Army. They undertook a range of support roles that 'freed men for the front', and also assumed responsibility for roles close to, or at the front line themselves.
Start time: 11.30am,
duration: 1 hr,
free- booking recommended
duration: 1 hr,
free- booking recommended
Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea, London SW3 4HT
Fri 2 Mar 2018
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