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Women in the Army Pay Department during the First World War, 2006 - 2008

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCRF 8/3/4

Scope and Contents

Articles by Dr John Black about the pioneering role of women employed in accounting, clerical and management positions in the Army Pay Department (Army Pay Corps). Included are two Girtonians: Minnie Moore (1892) and Lilian Bull (1895).
The articles appeared as:
'The experience of the War Office Cost Accounts Committee of 1918', a paper for presentation at the 18th Accounting Business and Finance History conference, Cardiff ,September 2006
'War, women and accounting: female staff in the UK Army Pay Department' in Accounting, Business and Financial History, 16, no.2, July 2006, a special issue devoted to women in the industry
And 'Women clerical staff employed in the UK-based Army Pay Department establishments, 1914-1920', chapter 14 in Laurence, Maltby and Rutterford (editors), 'Women and their money 1850-1930', 2008.



Dates

  • Creation: 2006 - 2008

Extent

1 file(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given by John Black, December 2006 and July 2009.

Originator(s)

Black, John

Finding aid date

2007-01-30 12:03:19+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

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