Index, bibliography, ill, p.312.non-fictionIn 1914 the world changed forever. When World War One broke out and a generation of men went off to fight, bestselling author Kate Adie shows how women emerged from the shadows of their domestic lives. Now a visible force in public life, they began to take up essential roles - from transport to policing, munitions to sport, entertainment, even politics. They had finally become citizens, a recognised part of the war machine, acquiring their own rights and often an independent income. Former BBC Chief News Correspondent Kate Adie charts the seismic move towards equal rights with men that began a century ago and asks what these women achieved for future generations. This is history at its best - a vivid, compelling account of the pioneering women who helped win the war as well as a revealing assessment of their legacy for women's lives today. world war one - women - great britain, female emancipation - great britain

The Victory medal was awarded to all Allied servicemen and women who served in World War One. Australians were issued with the medal made for British service personnel. The medal described above was awarded to Private Thomas Wickham. He was born in Port Fairy in 1886 and died in Warrnambool in 1955. Private Wickham enlisted in February 1916 and his next of kin was his wife Elizabeth, living at that time in Terang. Thomas Wickham was a member of the 58th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement. He served overseas and returned to Australia in 1919 and was discharged as medically unfit because of rheumatism. This is a round bronze medal with the image of a winged female figure of Victory on the obverse side and engraved lettering surrounded by laurel leaves on the reverse side. There is lettering around the edge of the medal. The medal has a metal ring to which is attached a rainbow-coloured ribbonThe Great War For Civilisation 1914-1919 1773 Pte. T. Wickham 58 Bn. A.I.F. world war one, thomas wickham, history of warrnambool

Peach coloured cover with a black and white image of four nurses wearing hats and holding the bottom of their dresses up while they stand ankle deep in the ocean. The title is printed above the image in red print with black subtitle. The author's name also appears in red text.non-fiction Ch.1 Overtures and Undertones : Britain, Ireland and Wider World 1901-1913 -- Ch.2 'Oh! We don't want to lose you but we think you ought to go' Dissent and Disaster 1914 -- Ch.3 'Good bye-ee' Men and Women of August 1914 -- Ch.4 'Keep he Home Fires Burning' Western and Home Fronts 1914 -- Ch.5 'Oh W4at a Lovely War' Living, Fighting, )ying and Nursing 1915 -- Ch.6 'Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire' Pro Patria: Right or Wrong 1916 -- Ch.7 'Pack up your Troubles' Spirituality, Inspiration and Esprit de Corps 1917 -- Ch.8 'When this Bloody War Is Over' Fortitude, Finale and Legacy 1918. [contents note from Trove record]military nursing, ww1, wwi, world war one, nurses - great britain, nurses - ireland