Read part one here If the “Daddy, what did you do in the Great War?” poster did not encourage, or in fact, shame, enough men to enlist, then other ways of persuasion were used, and soon, women began to appear in recruitment posters. E.V Kealey’s painting for the PRC, “Women Read more…
Prior to the outbreak of World War One, posters were a commercial luxury, with approximately £125 million being spent annually on advertising in Great Britain to influence people’s buying habits.[1] However, when the Great War was declared, the poster tripled in its importance and became a national necessity.[2] More so Read more…
Before the Great War, the reality of nineteenth and early twentieth century women was one of oppression and extremely limited freedom, no matter her station. Women were expected to be demure, passive and obedient to their husbands and other men in society. In legal terms, once a woman was married, Read more…