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Committed Women

Committed Women

Following the wars, Verdun’s women continued their work on behalf of veterans and the community at large. They formed the Verdun Ladies’ Auxiliary in Branch 4 Verdun and […]
Changes in Behaviour, Even in the Home

Changes in Behaviour, Even in the Home

This advertisement targeted women, calling on them to collect and save any non-essential objects or materials that could be re-used for the war effort.  Excerpts of an interview […]
Housewives and the War Effort

Housewives and the War Effort

This pamphlet  cover explained to housewives how to save animal fats and bones and their use in the production of war-related items. Complete transcript of the document [translation]: […]
Women in the Verdun Red Cross

Women in the Verdun Red Cross

The women’s committee of the Verdun Red Cross was led by the mayor’s wife, Elizabeth Wilson. Members of the organization took part in the war effort by cutting […]
Joan Adams and the Work of the Women’s Volunteer Reserve Corps

Joan Adams and the Work of the Women’s Volunteer Reserve Corps

Among her commitments, Joan Adams clearly helped to improve the image of the Women’s Volunteer Reserve Corps and to raise its profile in Verdun. Excerpts from the interview […]
Joan Adams of the Women’s Volunteer Reserve Corps

Joan Adams of the Women’s Volunteer Reserve Corps

In March 1941, Joan Adams was appointed Senior Commandant of the Women’s Volunteer Reserve Corps.  Excerpts from the interview with Joan Adams (J.A.), conducted by historian Serge Durflinger […]
The Canadian Women’s Army Corps Recruiting in Verdun

The Canadian Women’s Army Corps Recruiting in Verdun

In the photograph, Edward Wilson, Mayor of Verdun, hands the keys to a room in City Hall to Muriel Currell, a Verdun woman who had served for three […]
Women at Work

Women at Work

This photograph shows women at work at the British Munitions Supply Company. The manufacture and assembly of detonator shells demanded precision work but did not require any special […]
A Team of Women Workers

A Team of Women Workers

This photograph features 1800 of the 2400 women employed by the British Munitions Supply Company in Verdun. Most of them were from Verdun and the south-west area of […]
From Scotland to Verdun

From Scotland to Verdun

Several Scottish associations sprang up in Verdun during the first half of the 20th century, including the Ladies Auxiliaries to the Order of Scottish Clans #98. In the […]
Proud Women of Verdun

Proud Women of Verdun

A group of Verdun women posing proudly in front of the Union Jack. Featuring the colours and symbols of England, Scotland and Ireland, this flag was used by […]