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Jacson6

(350 posts) Tue Jan 11, 2022, 11:57 PM Jan 2022

The True Origins Of The WW1 War Machine War Factories Timeline

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The women of England build munitions for the WWI war effort.

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The True Origins Of The WW1 War Machine War Factories Timeline (Original Post) Jacson6 Jan 2022 OP

So did the women of America. hedda_foil Jan 2022 #1

In addition to women gladium et scutum Jan 2022 #2

hedda_foil

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1. So did the women of America.

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Wed Jan 12, 2022, 12:32 AM

Jan 2022

Women built munitions in the Civil War too, btw. On both sides. Some factories blew up... Richmond VA and the Pittsburgh area Allegheny Arsenenal, with many women killed.

gladium et scutum

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2. In addition to women

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Wed Jan 12, 2022, 08:06 AM

Jan 2022

older children were also used to roll cartridges in both the United States and Confederate arsenals.

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