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Chapter 2 Re-Dressing Women's History in the Special Operations Executive: The Camouflage Project
Lesley Ferris and Mary Tarantino
Honours the work of the women who served in the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. SOE agents worked behind enemy lines and for the first time in British history women were recruited as secret agents. Chapter 2 offers a view into the process of creating a memorial to these women, specifically a performance and exhibition entitled The Camouflage Project: A Devised Performance | Exhibition conceived by Ferris and Tarantino.
Lesley Ferris and Mary Tarantino
Honours the work of the women who served in the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. SOE agents worked behind enemy lines and for the first time in British history women were recruited as secret agents. Chapter 2 offers a view into the process of creating a memorial to these women, specifically a performance and exhibition entitled The Camouflage Project: A Devised Performance | Exhibition conceived by Ferris and Tarantino.
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