Thursday 18 May, 6 – 8pm, Peak Lecture Theatre
One of the most dramatic changes to working lives has been the increase in the number of office workers. The lecture will explore the opportunities and challenges female office workers faced during and after the First World War. It will examine campaigns to protect the jobs of skilled office workers, calls for the expulsion of some women clerks after the war, and efforts to address the hazards of office work.
Dr Nicole Robertson is Senior Lecturer in British History at Sheffield Hallam University. You can view an online exhibition (delivered in partnership with Bishopsgate Institute) arising out of her current research project on office workers.
Places are free but must be booked in advance
Refreshments available from 6pm, lecture will begin at 6.30pm prompt