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    Eyewitness to the Role of Women in World War I
    Eyewitness to the Role of Women in World War I
    Eyewitness to the Role of Women in World War I
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    Eyewitness to the Role of Women in World War I

    By Jeanne Marie Ford

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    Details the ways in which women contributed to the war effort, including their roles as doctors, nurses, factory workers, soldiers, and more. Additional features include a bullet-point summary of the events, compelling narrative descriptions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, questions to spark critical thinking, sources to guide further research, historical photographs, informative captions, a table of contents, an index, an introduction to the author, and a phonetic glossary.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Child's World
    Release dateJan 1, 2018
    ISBN9781503817609
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