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What Did You Do in the Great War, Mummy? (also Online) – GI 26 065

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3 July 2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:15 pm BST

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Tutor: Lorraine Spindler, BA Hons, Dip Euro Hum

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Date: 3 July 2026
Time:
10:00 am - 12:15 pm
Length of Course:
3 Fridays
Reference Code:
GI 26 065
Location:
Ward Street
Guildford, Surrey GU1 4LH

Overview

Step back into World War I through the eyes of the women who lived it! From rationing and munitions work to letters home and daring acts on the home front, discover the stories your ancestors never told. Packed with diaries, photos, and family tales, this course reveals courage, humour, and daily life behind the war’s headlines.

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Women war workers in the doping room of a gas-mask factory, Wikimedia Commons

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