Civil Defence Service photograph, c1941
During the Second World War millions of women were mobilised with 90 per cent of single, able-bodied women between the ages of 18 and 40 engaged in some form of work or National Service. They carried out such vital roles as mechanics, engineers, munitions workers, air-raid wardens, nurses, spies, and bus, fire engine and ambulance drivers. Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL) holds the personal papers and photographs of one of these women – Dorothy Dick. Here archivist Nicola Maksymuik explains how
