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Redressing the Balance
This features a number of profiles of Coventry women, including several teachers, a sculptor, a missionary and a Lord Mayor.
Hurdy Gurdy Days
Based on the story of two little girls growing up in Coventry at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Keeping the Balance
This features a number of profiles of Coventry women.
Telling Tales
Recording the lives of women who became part of a group, such as the Women’s Land Army, Coventry Stroke Group, the Moose Ladies Circle and the National Women’s Register.
All in a Day’s Work
This book has the theme of women in work in Coventry. This includes many local factories and industries, such as GEC, Courtaulds, Bushills, watchmaking and ribbon weaving.
Making the Best of Things
This book is concerned with women on the home front during the Second World War. The work of the WVS, the experiences of evacuees and how women coped during the war are included.
Leisure and Pleasure
Features varied articles about how women used their leisure time, from the popular pastimes , to groups such as the Girl Guides.
Against All Odds
A very varied selection of articles covering the twentieth century, from the workhouse and the Suffragettes, through two world wars and beyond.
Going to Town
Features a selection of old shops in Coventry that will bring back many memories to those who remember the city both before the war and after its reconstruction.
Sent to Coventry
We show how people and events following the Second World War helped to shape the lively City we know today.
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