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  She Was Aye Workin': Memories of Tenement Women in Edinburgh and Glasgow (Paperback) By (author) Helen Clark, By (author) Elizabeth Carnegie

  

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  Short Description for She Was Aye Workin'"Exploring the previously hidden lives of the women who raised families and made ends meet in Scotland's crowded urban tenements, this book draws on memories of the first half of the 20th century that evoke living conditions unimaginable today. It is an eloquent tribute to stamina, management skills, and moral strength in the face of poor housing and relentless poverty. This book contains material...
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  • Publisher: White Cockade Publishing
  • Published: 30 September 2003
  • Format: Paperback 192 pages
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  • Categories: Gender Studies: Women | British & Irish History | 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000 | Social & Cultural History | Oral History
  • ISBN 13: 9781873487051 ISBN 10: 1873487053
  • Sales rank: 232,889

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• "Exploring the previously hidden lives of the women who raised families and made ends meet in Scotland's crowded urban tenements, this book draws on memories of the first half of the 20th century that evoke living conditions unimaginable today. It is an eloquent tribute to stamina, management skills, and moral strength in the face of poor housing and relentless poverty. This book contains material not previously published on taboo subjects such as sexual awareness and domestic violence, and it explains the social context that regulated women's behavior."