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Dancing on active service shock

Posted on Oct 1, 2018 by Hannah

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It’s not fair! Canadian nurses serving in France during #WW1 #GreatWar were allowed to dance! With men! (Well, fellow officers anyway…) This was Strictly Forbidden for British nurses. Extract from 1919 Report of the Work of Canadian Army Medical Corps Nurses in France 1914-1918 @nationalarchivesuk

A post shared by H M Hulme ✍🏼🌹🇪🇺 (@mountainhares) on Sep 28, 2018 at 2:14pm PDT

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Author of literary historical fiction set in the First World War. Revising my first book, writing the next, seeking representation. Mountaineer, gardener, traveller, off-road runner. Africa, modern history, coffee, roses, films, book and unrealistic romance. NHS midwife in a former life.

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