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House Maid typical work for a woman before the outbreak of World War 188

World War 1 Women At War

Before the outbreak of World War One in 1914 a woman's role in the workplace was quite restricted, jobs for women consisted mainly of domestic labor, nursing, teaching, and agriculture if their family owned...

31 comments    education history death
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The Candle in the Window

From earliest times to the present home has always been more than a simple shelter from the elements. Home also represents family and loved ones as well as a place where its members are always welcome. What...

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2007 Photo of Henry Allingham by MP Simon Hughes (Source: public domain photo courtesy of WikiPedia Commons)83

Death of Henry Allingham - Veteran of World War I and Original Member of Britain's RAF

July 19, 2009 With the death of Henry William Allingham in the early morning hours of July 18, 2009 the number of known surviving veterans of World War I, or the Great War as it is known outside the U.S.,...

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Artillery turret at Ft Vaux on the Verdun World War I Battlefield in France. 82

Oxford University World War I Poetry Digital Archive - A Site Worth Visiting

November 14, 2009 Horrible as it was, World War I inspired a generation of writers and poets. While they probably would have ultimately been drafted into the war as a result of Great Britain eventually...

2 comments    education poetry history
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World War 1 The Cost of War

From the first gunshot fired in anger in 1914 until the 11th hour of the 11th day on the 11th month in 1918, The Great War took its toll on human life. Of the 65 million men who fought in World War 1: ...

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The Imperial German Fleet at Scapa Flow, 1919.84

World War 1: The Scuttling of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow

The German Fleet was interned at Scapa Flow, Britain's main North Sea Navy Port, and had been since soon after the surrender. 21st June 1919, Rear-Admiral Ludwig von Reuter sent a signal out to the fleet with extraoridinary consequences.

14 comments    education history war
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HMS Dreadnought: The Ship That Sparked an Arms Race

Imagine a weapon which was so powerful that its mere existence rendered all other weapons of its kind obsolete. What would be the response? Catch up or lose your position forever. This was the scramble...

10 comments    education history war
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Dulce Et Decorum Est...

"Dulce Et Decorum Est" is a World War I Poem by Wilfred Owen. His portrayal of the reality of war is graphic in a time when it was considered "glorious" to die for your country. It's a powerful piece and my favorite World War I poem.

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Ghost Cavalry of the Great War

Captain Cecil Wightwick left us an account of the strange things that happened between April and August 1918 near Bethune (France), in the middle of an area of front line trenches between the city of Ypres...

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HMHS Britannic in war service75

HMHS Britannic - Titanic's Unlucky Sister

The RMS Britannic was the younger sister of the Titanic, and was the third Olympic class liner built by the White Star Line. She shares something in common with her older sister, Titanic: She did not carry...

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