Book contents
- Sisters in Arms
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- Sisters in Arms
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- 1 Revival
- 2 Organisation and Recruitment
- 3 Training and Selection
- 4 Work
- 5 Status and Discipline
- 6 Necessities of Life
- 7 Medical Matters
- 8 Off Duty
- 9 Overseas Service
- 10 Demobilisation and the Creation of the Permanent Women’s Services
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 August 2020
Book contents
- Sisters in Arms
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- Sisters in Arms
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- 1 Revival
- 2 Organisation and Recruitment
- 3 Training and Selection
- 4 Work
- 5 Status and Discipline
- 6 Necessities of Life
- 7 Medical Matters
- 8 Off Duty
- 9 Overseas Service
- 10 Demobilisation and the Creation of the Permanent Women’s Services
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The conclusion explores how the wartime women’s auxiliary services represented a considerable gender advance for women, as well as a transformative experience for many servicewomen. But the women’s services did not achieve equality with their ‘parent’ services; across a wide spectrum of military life servicewomen were treated differently to their male counterparts. Perceptions of bravery could also be gendered and to illustrate this the book is rounded off by the story of WRNS officer Audrey Roche, who, in 1943, was mentioned in despatches for having helped save the life of a sailor at sea.
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- Sisters in ArmsWomen in the British Armed Forces during the Second World War, pp. 235 - 247Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020