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Women, War and Society 1914 - 1918

Women, War and Society 1914 - 1918. Julie Stacey Thomson Learning: Gale. Women, War and Society 1914 - 1918. A pioneering Thomson Gale Digital Research Collection, created in partnership with the Imperial War Museum.

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Women, War and Society 1914 - 1918

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  1. Women, War and Society 1914 - 1918 Julie Stacey Thomson Learning: Gale

  2. Women, War and Society 1914 - 1918 A pioneering Thomson Gale Digital Research Collection, created in partnership with the Imperial War Museum The most comprehensive primary source record of women’s role in Britain’s war effort during the Great War An online, fully searchable full text and image resource for historical research

  3. Introduction to the collection • The First World War had a revolutionary and permanent impact on the personal, social and professional lives of all women • Their essential contribution to the war in Europe is fully documented in this definitive collection of primary source materials brought together in the Imperial War Museum London, with the ‘Women at Work Collection’ • The unique documents in the collection are published here for the first time in fully searchable form • Accompanied by interpretative essays by leading scholars • An indispensable resource for the study of 20th Century social, political, military and gender history

  4. Exploring the content – Types of document • Charity and international relief reports • Pamphlets • Photographs and posters • Magazines and press cuttings • Correspondence • Minutes and records • Diaries and memoranda • Statistics • Circulars • Regulations • Invitations

  5. Section headings The collection is grouped under 33 section headings, which can be searched separately – including the following: • Army • Benevolent Organisations • British Red Cross • Education • Employment • Land • Maternity and Child Welfare • Munitions • Suffrage and politics • Women’s Royal Air Force

  6. Introduction and essays • Read an introduction to the collection, and view explanatory essays • Essays give search tips & links to individual illustrative document images • Intended to guide users as they begin to explore the archive along key themes: • Medical services • Women’s military role • Employment • Voluntary organisations • Patriotism • Suffrage

  7. Resources • View information sheets from the Imperial War Museum • Find more information on the activities of an organization, and help on tracing members • Discover where to find additional illustrative material from the museum’s collections

  8. Searching the collection • Browse • Find all documents relating to an organization • Basic Search • Limit by section heading • Advanced Search • Document reference • Heading and title • Section heading • Full text • Limit by date and section heading

  9. Browse • Over 1200 organizations represented in the collection • Select organization and view all documents containing references to it • Note the variety of types of documents available

  10. Results – View documents • Hit-term highlighting • Enlarge document • Click for next page or jump to page number • Search within this document • Switch to reading view

  11. Full citation • For each work a full citation is available, details include: • Section: The Section to which the item is assigned in the original Imperial War Museum catalogue • Heading: The Heading assigned in the original Imperial War Museum catalogue • Detail: Full title or description of the individual item • Date: The date on which the item was created, when recorded in the citation • Document Reference: The reference number the item is assigned in the Imperial War Museum

  12. Basic search • Perform a full text search across the entire collection • Searches the catalogue and the text of the document • View results and documents containing your words/phrases • Use InfoMarks to save search results and embed into other applications

  13. Advanced search • conduct a search using a variety of criteria: • Document Reference • Heading & Title • Section Heading • Full Text • Boolean searching to pinpoint specific results • Use fuzzy search depending on how closely you want to match your search terms

  14. Advanced search • Results will be more specific as a variety of search criteria have been used • Use words ‘near to’ other words • Search for specific types of document

  15. Features • Print and Email • Reformat the page for effective printing, or email the citation • Marked Items • Every document has a checkbox that allows you to ‘mark’ that document. Click the ‘marked items’ link to see a list of the citations. Print or email these citations as required • InfoMark • Save a URL to a set of search results and embed it into another document or application • Search History • From the Basic and Advanced search screens, view your previous searches. Click any pervious search to re-activate it • Search tips • View search tips and help pages specific to this database

  16. Further Information • Find more information on our website: www.galeuk.com/wws • Introduction • Fact sheet • Brochure • Poster • Powerpoint presentation • Sample documents • Request a trial

  17. Questions Contact our Support team: Julie Stacey, Esther Conway, Stewart Perrygrove Globaltech@thomson.com +44 (20) 7067 2500

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