No peacetime cinderellas: a history of the War Widows' Guild of Australia in New South Wales 1946-2

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Unique IDLIB-00016509Alternative titleNo peacetime cinderellas: a history of the War Widows' Guild of Australia in New South Wales 1946-2006/ Roslyn BurgeDate1st January 2007Date qualifieryear onlyDescriptionDescription: Immediately after World War II many war widows were adrift - often voiceless, suffering economic hardship and forgotten in the celebratory aftermath of war when commitments made to servicemen in the tumult of wartime were overlooked. Mrs Jessie Vasey established the Guild in 1945 in Victoria and in New South Wales in 1946. The Guild is a national organisation representing war widows - many thousands over the years - who banded together behind their leadership and lobbied for benefits for war widows. This is the history of the guild in New South Wales: a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee whose mission is to promote and protect the interests of war widows. Established by women for women the Guild has fought to improve the financial and social circumstances of members.

Preface.

1. The Guild founder

2. Beginnings

3. Locations

4. Handicraft

5. Commemoration

6. Advocacy

7. Welfare

8. Housing

9. Fundraising

110. Governance

11. Relationships

12. Membership

13. Clubs

14. Guild events

15. Guild Digest

16. Writing the history of the Guild

Epilogue: The future of the Guild

Public Note: Includes indexLanguageEnglish (eng)IllustrationsBlack and white illustrationsPublisherWar Widows' Guild of Australia NSWPlace of publicationSydney
New South Wales
Australia

Format

FormatPublication - Book

Numbering & Quantity

Number of pages304

Characteristics

Dimensions (free text)31 cm

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Subject tagsWar widowsHistory

Identification

Dewey decimal numberSRC 362.83958 BURGISBN/ISSN9780646477374Source system IDR0000427718Alternative ID30002039238977

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CollectionBooks and Journals

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No peacetime cinderellas: a history of the War Widows' Guild of Australia in New South Wales 1946-2