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Part Three 1: Sht.Hand Typist, Porton. Transferred from Overseas Duty.
Part Three One: Sht.Hand Typist, Porton. Transferred from Overseas Duty. “It’s funny, but I feel at home in Scotland and definitely a stranger here among foreigners…” Len arrived home in the U.K. at some point in … Continue reading
Posted in Britain Austerity 1940s, Feminism, Gender Studies, Letters, Porton Chemical and Biolgical Warfare Centre, Social and Political History, Womens History
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Part Two 11 Marriage and the Scum of the World
Part Two 11 Marriage and the Scum of the World “Never in Egypt… The very way in which the scum of the world gather here is depressing…” Len to her parents, letter of 12 December, 1948. 2 December, 1948. Thursday. … Continue reading
Posted in Cairo 1940s, Feminism, Gender Studies, Letters, Social and Political History, Suez Canal Zone, Womens History
Tagged 156 Transit Camp Egypt, Alexandria, Bay of Biscay, Bernardelli, Blairgowrie, BOAC Augusta, BOAC Egypt, BOAC Solent, British Stores Disposal Mission Egypt, Canal Zone, Contro Commission for Germany CCG, Cyprus, Elizabeth Arden, Fanara, Fayid, FSA Foreigh Service Allowance, G.R.Strauss, Gamal Nasser, Gerald Shaw, Gezira Sporting Club, Grindlays Bank, Groppis, Haig whisky, Jitterbug, King Farouk, King George 6th, Maadi, Port Fouad, Port Fuad, Port Said, RAF Fayid, Silvikrin shampoo, Sir Iain Colquoun, ss Orbita, Swedish Legation Cairo, Tel El Kebir, Togliatti, Zamalek
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