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"Almost three-quarters of a million British soldiers lost their lives during World War I, and many more were incapacitated by their wounds, leaving behind a generation of women who, raised to see marriage as "the crown and joy of woman's life," suddenly discovered that they were left without an escort. Drawing upon a wealth of memoirs, this book tells the inspiring stories of these women: the student weeping for a lost world as the Armistice bells pealed, the socialite who dedicated her life to resurrecting the ancient past after her soldier love was killed, and many others who, deprived of their traditional roles, reinvented themselves into something better. Tracing their fates, Nicholson shows that these women did indeed harbor secret sadness, and many of them yearned for the comforts forever denied them--physical intimacy, a loving relationship, and children. Some just endured, but others challenged the conventions, fought the system, and found fulfillment outside of marriage.--From publisher description."
"The First World War deprived Britain of three-quarters of a million soldiers, with as many more incapacitated. In 1919 a generation of women who unquestioningly believed marriage to be their birthright discovered that there were, quite simply, not enough men to go round."@en
"List of Illustrations. Introduction. 1. Where have all the young men gone?. 2. "A world that doesn't want me". 3. On the shelf. 4. Business girls. 5. Caring, sharing. 6. A grand feeling. 7. The magnificent regiment of Women. Notes on Sources. Select Biography. Acknowledgements. Index."@en
""Before the First World War a single woman had one aim in life: to get married. But three-quarters of a million British soldiers were killed in that war, leaving not enough men to go round and a generation of so-called "surplus women. What became of them?" -- BACK COVER."
"The First World War deprived Britain of three-quarters of a million soldiers, with as many more incapacitated. In 1919 a generation of women who unquestioningly believed marriage to be their birthright discovered that there were, quite simply, not enough men to go round. The press ran alarming stories about the 'Problem of the surplus women - two million who can never become wives'. But behind the headlines were thousands of brave, emancipated individuals forced by a tragedy of historic proportions to rethink their entire futures."

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"Singled out : how two million British women survived without men after the First World War"
"Singled out how two million women survived without men after the First World War"
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"Singled out how two million British women survived without men after the First World War"@en
"Singled out how two million British women survived without men after the First World War"
"Singled out : how two million women survived without men after the First World War"@en
"Singled out : how two million women survived without men after the First World War"

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