Background
Woollacott, Angela Mary was born on July 16, 1955 in Adelaide, Australia. Daughter of Lloyd Smith and Mollie Gwenneth (Scales) Woollacott. came to the United States, 1982.
( In this evocative book, Angela Woollacott analyzes oral...)
In this evocative book, Angela Woollacott analyzes oral histories, workers' writings, newspapers, official reports, and factory song lyrics to present an intimate view of women munitions workers in Britain during World War I. Munitions work offered working-class women—for the first time—independence, a reliable income, even an improved standard of living. But male employers and trade unionists brought them face-to-face with their subordination as women within their own class, while experiences with middle-class women co-workers and police reminded them of their status as working class. Woollacott sees the woman munitions worker as a powerful symbol of modernity who challenged the gender order through her patriotic work and challenged class differences through her increased spending power, mobility, and changing social behavior.
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Woollacott, Angela Mary was born on July 16, 1955 in Adelaide, Australia. Daughter of Lloyd Smith and Mollie Gwenneth (Scales) Woollacott. came to the United States, 1982.
Bachelor, Australian National University, 1978. Bachelor in History (honorary), Adelaide University, 1979. Master of Arts, University California, Santa Barbara, 1984.
Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Santa Barbara, 1988.
Research historian, Constitutional Museum of South Australia, Adelaide, 1979-1982; assistant professor of history, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1988-1994; associate professor of history, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, since 1994; associate director, Baker-Nord Humanities Center.
( In this evocative book, Angela Woollacott analyzes oral...)
Fellow Royal History Society (United Kingdom). Member North America Conference on British Studies, American History Association, National Women's Studies Association F C.
Married Carroll Wirth Pursell, December 20, 1986.