Out of the Cage

by Gail Braybon, Penny Summerfield

Originally published in 1987, Out of the Cage brings vividly to life the experiences of working women from all social groups in the two World Wars. Telling a fascinating story, the authors emphasise what the women themselves have had to say, in diaries, memoirs, letters and recorded interviews about the call up, their personal reactions to war, their feelings about pay and the company at work, the effects of war on their health, their relations with men and their home lives; they speak too about how demobilisation affected them, and how they spent the years between two World Wars.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, World War II

352 pages, Paperback

First published October 29, 1987

Reviews

[Luffy Sempai · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this sociologically themed book. It was an educative throwback to the past when things were dicey for women. Despite the bleak circumstances, I felt cosy when reading it. I think this is because nowadays people have moved on quite much from this alien and distant past.

[Leanne Pearson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eye opening account of women in both world wars. Fascinating but also in some cases quite a sad read.