Bentley, Phyllis. "O Dreams, O Destinations". Gollancz, 1962.
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Ministry of Munitions
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Employer | Phyllis Bentley | |
| Employer | Amber Reeves | AR
worked as Director of Women's Wages at the Ministry of Munitions
: here she made, herself, two pounds ten shillings a week. Who’s Who. Adam and Charles Black, 1849–2024, Annual Volumes. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Pamela Frankau | PF
was the lover of poet and civil servant Humbert Wolfe
for the final decade of his life; he was much older than she was, and married (though he separated from his wife in 1938)... |
| Occupation | Margaret Haig Viscountess Rhondda | Mackworth also served as the only woman member of the Staff Investigating Committee
into mis-dealings in the Ministry of Munitions
. She raised issues about women's working conditions, and produced an addendum to the committee's... |
| politics | Eleanor Rathbone | Her partner, Elizabeth Macadam
, also continued with her socio-political activities throughout World War I. In 1916 Macadam joined the Welfare Department of the Ministry of Munitions
. The following year she began as the... |
Timeline
May 1915: The Ministry of Munitions was established...
National or international item
May 1915
The Ministry of Munitions
was established to oversee the production of wartime materials and to regulate the workforce.
Marwick, Arthur. Women at War, 1914-1918. Croom Helm, 1977.
51
June 1915: The Ministry of Munitions began the task...
National or international item
June 1915
The Ministry of Munitions
began the task of engineering the entrance of women workers into munitions factories under the aegis of dilution: the substitution of skilled men with semi- or unskilled workers, usually women.
Marwick, Arthur. Women at War, 1914-1918. Croom Helm, 1977.
51, 60
1916: The Ministry of Munitions provided funds...
National or international item
1916
The Ministry of Munitions
provided funds to the Women's Police Service
for training women police to supervise munitions factories with large numbers of female workers.
Marwick, Arthur. Women at War, 1914-1918. Croom Helm, 1977.
81
7 July 1916: Representatives from the Women's Police Service...
Building item
7 July 1916
Representatives from the Women's Police Service
(Margaret Damer Dawson
and Mary Allen
) signed an agreement with the Ministry of Munitions
for the employment of women police to regulate and oversee the conduct of...
Spring 1917: The Ministry of Munitions sponsored an exhibition...
Building item
Spring 1917
The Ministry of Munitions
sponsored an exhibition of women's work shown in different industrial centres thoughout England.
Andrews, Irene Osgood. Economic Effects of the War Upon Women and Children in Great Britain. Oxford University Press, 1918.
53
Fraser, Helen. Women and War Work. G. A. Shaw, 1918.
116, 117
November 1917: The Ministry of Munitions stated that women...
Building item
November 1917
The Ministry of Munitions
stated that women performed 80% of all munitions work.
Andrews, Irene Osgood. Economic Effects of the War Upon Women and Children in Great Britain. Oxford University Press, 1918.
54
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