Don’t forget women’s role in the war effort
Janet Guildford
Published: Nov 10, 2015
The Chronicle Herald
Excerpt
We also need to begin to recognize another group who helped win the war, but have never been acknowledged — women volunteers. Women volunteered their time and energy to help win both wars. And volunteer they did — in the thousands. Between 1939 and 1945, women in places like Halifax, and across the country, rose to the challenge. Women volunteers provided medical care, respite and hospitality, working through such organizations as the Canadian Red Cross, the St. John Ambulance Brigade, Women’s Institute, IODE, WCTU, church groups and other collectives.
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