ANNOUNCEMENT : ALL OF ROYAL MAIL'S EMPLOYMENT POLICIES (AGREEMENTS) AT A GLANCE (Updated 2021)... HERE

ANNOUNCEMENT : PLEASE BE AWARE WE ARE NOT ON FACEBOOK AT ALL!

Postwomen stride out in wartime

Reminisce about days gone by in the job.How it used to be what you miss and how things have changed.This is an open forum.
TrueBlueTerrier
FORUM ADMINISTRATOR
Posts: 72594
Joined: 30 Dec 2006, 10:29
Gender: Male
Location: On my couch

Postwomen stride out in wartime

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/commun ... _1_3212316" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Image


During the First World War women were called upon to do many of the jobs traditionally done by men.

With so many men away fighting, women got the chance to work in jobs they might never have had the chance to experience.

These five Worksop postwomen are one such example.

Here they are seen setting out on their early morning rounds in the town in August 1915, a year into what was to become known as the Great War.

Letters were a vital method of communication in those days and there were numerous postal collections.

For example, from Cheapside alone there were collections made at 5.30am, 9am, 10am, 12.30pm, 4pm, 6pm, 7pm and 9.15pm every day.

Other jobs that women did during the First World War included working in factories making ammunition that would be sent to the front and also farming the land to keep up food supplies.

Doing these jobs helped women in their fight for voting rights.

Do you know of any women in your family who found themselves working in a ‘man’s job’ during the First World War?

Perhaps you have an old photo of them at work or perhaps you recognise one of the women in our photo.
All post by me in Green are Admin Posts.
Any post in any other colour is my own responsibility.
If you like a news story I posted please click the link to show support Any news stories you can't post - PM me with a link
My sharing of news articles should not be interpreted as an endorsement or condemnation of any particular viewpoint or the issues presented. I share them solely for informational purposes.
clashcityrocker
Posts: 16522
Joined: 22 Sep 2009, 13:50
Gender: Male
Location: strummerville

Re: Postwomen stride out in wartime

Post by clashcityrocker »

Are they starbursting?
The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.