Female Railway Workers in World war ii [Audiobook] download free by Susan Major
- Listen audiobook: Female Railway Workers in World war ii
- Author: Susan Major
- Release date: 2018/5/17
- Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Transportation
- ISBN: 9781526703088
- Rating: 9.12 of 10
- Votes: 733
- Review by: Carlita Irby
- Review rating: 7.75 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/9/23
- Duration: 3H39M18S in 256 kbps (57.6 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-07-07
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: WMA, MPEG4, AAC, MP3, OGG, FLAC, WAV (compression TAR.XZ, ACE, ZIP, AZW3, RPM, RAR, BZ2)
- Total pages original book: 288
- Includes a PDF summary of 25 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 20M1S (5 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: During World War II women took on railway roles which were completely new to females. They worked as porters and guards, on the permanent way, and in maintenance and workshop operations. In this book Susan Major features the voices of women talking about their wartime railway experiences, using interviews by the Friends of the National Railway Museum.Many were working in 'men's jobs', or working with men for the first time, and these interviews offer tantalising glimpses of conditions, sometimes under great danger. What was it about railway work that attracted them? It's fascinating to contrast their voices with the way they were portrayed in official publicity campaigns and in the light of attitudes to women working in the 1940s. These women talk about their difficulties in a workplace not designed for women-no toilets for example, the attitudes of their families, what they thought about American GIs and Italian POWs, how they coped with swearing and troublesome colleagues, rules about stockings. They describe devastating air raids and being thrust into tough responsibilities for the first time.This book fills a gap, as most books on women's wartime roles focus on the military services or industrial work. It offers valuable insights into the perceptions and concerns of these young women. As generations die out and families lose a direct connection, it becomes more important to be able to share their voices with a wider audience.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Military History, 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000, Transport Industries, World War 2 Books, Railway Transport Industries, Gender Studies: Women, Trains & Railways
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- Format: Hardback
- Approximate value: 23.59 USD
- Dimensions: 156x234x22mm
- Weight: 488g
- Printed by: Pen & Sword Transport
- Published in: Barnsley, United Kingdom
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