Young Women, Work, and Family in England 1918-1950
- ISBN-10
- 0199282757
- ISBN-13
- 9780199282753
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-09-22
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Author
- Selina Todd
Description
This fascinating account of young women's lives challenges existing assumptions about working class life and womanhood in England between the end of the First World War and the beginning of the 1950s. Selina Todd uses extensive oral histories and autobiographical material.
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