Farjeon, Annabel. Morning has Broken: A Biography of Eleanor Farjeon. Julia MacRae, 1986.
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Women's Emergency Corps
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Employer | Eleanor Farjeon | During the first world war, EF
worked briefly as a typist for the Women's Emergency Corps
(established on 6 August 1914). After the war, she cared devotedly for her ailing mother for about a decade... |
| Employer | Viola Meynell | During the first world war, VM
worked for the Women's Emergency Corps
as a typist. MacKenzie, Raymond N. A Critical Biography of English Novelist Viola Meynell, 1885-1956. Edwin Mellen, 2002. 132 |
| Occupation | Stella Benson | SB
enrolled with the Women's Emergency Corps
as a clerk, typist, or French interpreter. Grant, Joy. Stella Benson: A Biography. Macmillan, 1987. 59 |
| Occupation | Naomi Jacob | Early in the First World WarNJ
took up volunteer work for the Women's Emergency Corps
, directing women into whatever work the war effort had need of. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. Jacob, Naomi. Me: A Chronicle about Other People. Hutchinson, 1933. 122, 123 |
| Occupation | Naomi Jacob | The Women's Emergency Corps
was founded by a group of women, including actresses Eva
and Decima Moore
and (according to Jacob) Gertrude Kingston
. Jacob's fellow volunteers there included Stella Benson
and Viola Meynell
.... |
Timeline
6 August 1914: Decima Moore, the Hon. Evelina Haverfield,...
National or international item
6 August 1914
Decima Moore
, the Hon. Evelina Haverfield
, Lena Ashwell
, Eva Moore
, and Mrs Kingsley Tarpey
formed the Women's Emergency Corps
, one of the first volunteer organisations created at the beginning of...
September 1914: The Women's Volunteer Reserve was established...
National or international item
September 1914
The Women's Volunteer Reserve
was established by the Hon. Evelina Haverfield
as a branch of the Women's Emergency Corps
.
Gould, Jenny. “Women’s Military Services in First World War Britain”. Behind the Lines: Gender and the Two World Wars, Yale University Press, 1987, pp. 114-25.
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Marwick, Arthur. Women at War, 1914-1918. Croom Helm, 1977.
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