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Women in WW1

Old Boy

Old Boy

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Hi All,

In both wars women often took up posts normally occupied by men. In WW1, for instance, many postmen who went to war were replaced by women. This photo is of five such women. The lady holding the cat was my wifes' mother (then Clara Giddings). I never met her as she died, sadly, when my wife was 16 years of age. I think it must have been a stuffed cat. Now I hope that I can post the photo correctly.

Old Boy

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Well done!! Thank you for posting the photo. Clara, the lady with the cat, has lovely eyes.
My Grandmother was in the Q.M.A.A.C. I hope I have put the intials correctly, I believe it was called after Queen Mary?
rosie.
 
We need you! We are looking for people to help us with our research on female factory workers in Small Heath during WWI. If your grandmother, aunty or mother worked in any of the factories at that time and you have a story to tell, or if you're an amateur historian who has uncovered information about these women, we'd love to hear from you. Drop in to the Small Heath Baptist Church, (on the corner of Coventry Rd and Jenkins Rd) this Saturday 24 January any time between 2-4pm to share it with us,
 
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