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Record Number: 22042


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'"The Times" is exciting itself over the surplus women, as revealed by the census - 102 per 1,000, I believe, to be exact! They were quite nice to us in a leading article today, and said that women who had lost their husbands or lovers in the War couldn't be expected on that account to relegate themselves to perpetual widowhood or spinsterhood.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

25 Aug 1921

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Vera Brittain

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

29 Dec 1893

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

The Times

Genre:

newspaper article

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

published 25 August 1921

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

22042

Source:

Print

Author:

Vera Brittain

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Testament of Youth

Place of Publication:

Great Britain

Date of Publication:

1978

Vol:

n/a

Page:

577

Additional Comments:

Quotation taken from a letter written by Vera Brittain to Winifred Holtby, dated 25 August 1921.

Citation:

Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth (Great Britain, 1978), p. 577, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=22042, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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