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Topical Budget 242-1: Munition Workers Canteen (1916)

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12/4/1916
35mm, 58 feet, black & white, silent

Production Company	Topical Film Co.

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Women workers on the factory floor and enjoying a well-deserved meal.

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The sight of women working in factories during the First World War had a huge effect on conceptions of the role that women could play in society. This typical newsreel of the period shows women at the benches of a munitions factory workshop, and taking a break for tea.

Luke McKernan

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	Topical Budget: Women