Learning on ScreenWar Women of Britain: Women at War 1914-1918
- Synopsis
- Compilation of eight contemporary films from the archive of the Imperial War Museum, chosen to illustrate aspects of life and society in Britain during the First World War, and especially to show how the lives of women were affected by that conflict. The films are as originally shown, without sound. The first four ar documentaries ilustrating the work of varioius women’s organisations, the others are short instructional, informative or recruiting ‘flashes’.
1 (1918): A compilation of material from the newsreel ‘Topical Budget’, including film of the Women’s Land Army, the WACC and the leading suffragettes.
2 (1918): An extract that includes coverage of VAD and FANY nurses with the BEF and of the famoud ‘women of Pervyse’.
3 (1917).
4 (1918).
5 (1918): How is the woman next door able to make dumplings for her husband’s dinner when suet is in short suppply?
6 (1918): Britannia recruits for the Women’s Land Army.
7 (1918): A young housemaid learns not to waste soap, and shares the lesson with her family.
8 (1918): ‘Come into the garden, Maud’, to grow your own vegetables. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. st. b&w. 14, 10, 12, 10, 3, 2, 2, 4 min.
- Year of production
- 1991
- Availability
- Sale; 2004 sale: £18.99
- Notes
- Reviewed by Nigel R S Mace in ‘Viewfinder’ (May 1992), p22.
- Documentation
- Optional study pack.
- Subjects
- History; Women’s studies
- Keywords
- armed forces; suffragette movement; women; World War 1
Sections
- Title
- War women of England
- Synopsis
- 1 (1918): A compilation of material from the newsreel 'Topical Budget', including film of the Women's Land Army, the WACC and the leading suffragettes.
- Title
- Care of our wounded, The
- Synopsis
- 2 (1918): An extract that includes coverage of VAD and FANY nurses with the BEF and of the famoud 'women of Pervyse'.
- Title
- Day in the life of a munition worker, A
- Synopsis
- 3 (1917).
- Title
- Women’s Royal Air Force: life on a British aerodrome
- Synopsis
- 4 (1918).
- Title
- Secret, The
- Synopsis
- 5 (1918): How is the woman next door able to make dumplings for her husband's dinner when suet is in short suppply?
- Title
- National service
- Synopsis
- 6 (1918): Britannia recruits for the Women's Land Army.
- Title
- Father and lather
- Synopsis
- 7 (1918): A young housemaid learns not to waste soap, and shares the lesson with her family.
- Title
- New version, A
- Synopsis
- 8 (1918): 'Come into the garden, Maud', to grow your own vegetables.
Distributor
- Name
Imperial War Museum,
- iwmshop@iwm.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.iwmshop.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01223 499 345
- Fax
- 01223 839 688
- Address
- Online Shop
IWM Duxford
Cambs
CB22 4QR - Notes
- A range of CD and DVD titles covering the two World Wars, as well as more general aviation and naval topics. Many are compilations of films from the IWM’s own collection.
- Name
Moviemail
- Web
- https://www.simplyhe.com/3000-moviemail External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0844 848 2000
- Address
- Simply Home Entertainment
PO Box 7741
Ringwood
BH24 9FA
UK - Notes
- As of December 2016 the Moviemail web presence is incorporated within the Simply Media website
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