Book contents
- Sisters in Arms
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- Sisters in Arms
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- 1 Revival
- 2 Organisation and Recruitment
- 3 Training and Selection
- 4 Work
- 5 Status and Discipline
- 6 Necessities of Life
- 7 Medical Matters
- 8 Off Duty
- 9 Overseas Service
- 10 Demobilisation and the Creation of the Permanent Women’s Services
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
8 - Off Duty
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 August 2020
- Sisters in Arms
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- Sisters in Arms
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- 1 Revival
- 2 Organisation and Recruitment
- 3 Training and Selection
- 4 Work
- 5 Status and Discipline
- 6 Necessities of Life
- 7 Medical Matters
- 8 Off Duty
- 9 Overseas Service
- 10 Demobilisation and the Creation of the Permanent Women’s Services
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter covers the recreational activities of servicewomen. The military authorities were sensitive to the off-duty pursuits of servicewomen and on occasion intervened in order to protect their ‘feminine virtue’. The chapter also deals with their romances with servicemen, incidences of sexual harassment, and lesbianism in the women’s forces. This latter issue was the subject of an ATS memorandum entitled ‘A Special Problem’.
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- Sisters in ArmsWomen in the British Armed Forces during the Second World War, pp. 141 - 173Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020