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11 March 1917: Field-Marshal Haig agreed in principle that...
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11 March 1917
Field-Marshal Haig
agreed in principle that women could be employed with the army fighting in France. The first notices for the recruitment into the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
(WAAC) appeared this month throughout Britain.
Crosthwait, Elizabeth. “The Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun: The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, 1914-1918”. Our Work, Our Lives, Our Words: Women’s History and Women’s Work, edited by Leonore Davidoff and Belinda Westover, Tiptree, 1986.
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Marwick, Arthur. Women at War, 1914-1918. Croom Helm, 1977.
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Stanley, Jo. “Women’s History Month: Parliamentary debate: Should women work on warships? Army accepts women in principle, for first time”. Women’s History Network Blog, 10 Mar. 2010.