The Impact of the First World War on Women

Dr Rosemary Wall, University of Hull, explores how the deaths of 700, 000 British men affected the lives of the country's women following the First World War. With over half a million more unmarried women in 25-34 age group, many women applied to the Overseas Nursing Association to increase their chances of marriage. Find more like this at: http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ This content is placed under a Creative Commons licence and is free for reuse, remixing and redistribution in education worldwide (BY-NC-SA).