A lab of one’s own: Cambridge women in the First World War

Speaker: Dr Patricia Fara, an Emeritus Fellow of Clare College, and a historian of science

Many Cambridge women took over traditionally male roles during the First World War, including some extraordinary scientists, doctors and engineers who helped to ensure victory. Confronting danger, prejudice and disease, they worked in factories, laboratories and hospitals, both at home and overseas. After the Armistice, the old stereotypes returned, and women were squeezed out once again – but Britain had changed forever.

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