Sheep among the dust during sunset While you are stuck on the road, someone is rowing to work Giant Panda gives birth in Japan St. Petersburg celebrates 'Russia Day' with blooming flowers Incredible! Thousands of sardines dried out in the heat In pics: Siberian tigress with cubs at Novosibirs...
But the formation of the WAAC was not universally welcomed by society, one objection was that the corps‘was aimed primarily at working class women and during the war this group was viewed with increasing suspicion and dislike by some in the middle classes. They were gaining...
During the war women were to be found mostly at the home front while a minority went close to the actual fronts where the war was being fought, some even into combat.The only woman soldier enlisted in the British Army managed the feat by passing herself off as a man. Dorothy Lawrence, ...
WW1: Women12+ Australian Broadcasting Corporation Free iPad Screenshots Description Explore the extraordinary stories of women during World War One in Australia and around the world. Explore the extraordinary stories of women during World War One in Australia and around the world. ...
The service and contributions of women during World War I is often ignored or understated. When the war ended it was reported in the newspapers that a wonderful monument was installed honoring the service of animals while nurses mostly did not receive either recognition or benefits. The stories ...
THE PROJECT This is a complete calendar listing of what happened to the men and women of the Shire of Lillydale during the First World War. It begins in 1911, when the first resident leaves the shire and volunteers to enlist in the Royal Australian Navy, and finished in 1920 when the las...
World War 1 was a turning point for the economic, political and social expansion in their daily lives. Women had no opinion or voice of their own and were considered inferior than men. This however altered during World War 1. Without this change in lifestyle, it is vastly doubtful women ...
Learn about women's important contributions during World War II. Get to know the important figures who helped the Axis and Allied Powers during the...
Sassoon faced criticism for his relentless condemnation of WW1 and the way it was handled by the press and those in superior positions. InA Soldier’s Declaration, read to the British House of Commons and published in a national newspaper the next day, he stated that “the war is being del...
At first the Germans had an advantage but due to cold weather conditions the Russians gained the advantage. This was a turning point in WWII and the USSR became an Axis power. D-Day landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord du...