Janet Lee

War girls (eBook, PDF)

The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry in the First World War

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

War girls reveals the fascinating story of the British women who volunteered for service in the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) during the Great War. Examining their experiences on the Western Front with the Belgian, British and French armies, this book shows how the FANY worked as nurses and ambulance driver-mechanics, inspiring stories of female heroism and solidarity. The FANY created skilled gendered performances against the cultural myths of the time, and in concert with their emerging legend. Coming from privileged backgrounds, they drew upon and subverted traditional arrangements, crafting new and unconventional identities for themselves. The author shares the stories of the FANY - a fascinating, quirky and audacious group of women - and illustrates the ways the Great War subverted existing gender arrangements. It will make fascinating reading for those working in the field of gender and war, as well as those who wish to find out more about this remarkable group of women.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Verso
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526130419
• Artikelnr.: 54362016

Autorenporträt

Janet Lee is Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Oregon State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction I. Aristocratic amazons in arms: The founding of the FANY
1907-14 2. The great adventures begin: Grace Ashley-Smith in Belgium Autumn
1914 3. Band of Hope: FANY with the Belgians at Lamarck Hospital 1914-15 4.
Not a woman, but a FANY: Working for the British in Calais 1916 5.
Progression is our watchword: The Belgian Convoy and Port à Binson Priory
hospital 1917 6. Petticoat warriors: The French units and the convoy at St
Omer 1917-18 7. Esprit de corps: FANY service after the Armistice 1918-19
Postscript Index