Virginia Nicholson. How Two Million Women Survived Without Men After the First World War. Viking 2007I really enjoy how Virginia writes, and loved her earlier book - 'Amongst the Bohemians'.
"...the surplus two million had much to wing their hands over, but if such women...had weakly submitted to being unjustly marginalised, we might still be living in a patriarchy...women might still lack the professional, political and social status that they have today...for them being denied marriage was a liberation and a launching pad." p235
Great to able to see the positives instead of concentrating on what is missing. Filled with personal stories of unusual and rich lives. Ladies with causes and drive.
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