and where you were. “The civilian population suffered not only the deprivations and hardships of a wartime economy but found themselves under attack. During the first three years of the war, more civilians died than service personnel” (Rouse, 1989:171). With the men away at the front line, women were called upon to replace the conscripted male workers. They were encouraged to go into occupations such as farming, medicine or munitions. “By 1943, 57 per cent of Britain’s workforce were women, and these…
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