| ID | 24261 |
|---|---|
| Reference | |
| Description | Enlarged typescript copy extracts from a magazine started by women workers in Mackie's factory during the First World War, named 'The Turret Lathers' after part of the shell manufacturing process, 1916-1917. For example, one anonymous extract entitled 'Thoughts in a Munitions Factory' notes, 'Midst the laughter and the singing I often wonder why am I with others engaged in this awful occupation. To see the rows of shells, so innocent looking, yet made for a specific and terrible purpose...it is difficult to think of women in the 20th Century engaged in such an occupation, but then we must think of the havoc wrought by our enemies', December 1916. |
| Access | Access to material is generally open to researchers. |
| Date | 1916-1917 |
| Century | 20th |
| Keywords | |
| Note | This item is among archival material and c.70 black and white photographs, mainly relating to women's experiences in the First World War. |
| Repository Name | Somme Museum |
| Address | 233 Bangor Road Newtownards County Down |
| UK Postal Code | BT23 7PH |
| Telephone | +44 28-9182-3202 |
| Email Address | claire@sommeassociation.com |
| Repository Web Address | http://www.sommeassociation.com/ |
| Comment | Staff of the Women's History Project constructed an outline list of the material held in this repository. |
| latitude | 54.61455 |
| longitude | -5.68191 |