The Stepney Doorstep Society, Kate Thompson
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The Stepney Doorstep Society, Kate Thompson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
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illustrationsportraitsplates
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The Stepney Doorstep Society
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bibliography
Responsibility statement
Kate Thompson
Summary
The unsung and remarkable stories of the women who held London's East End together during not one, but two world wars. Minksy, Gladys, Beatty, Joan, Girl Walker. While the men were at war, these women ruled the streets of the East End. Brought up with firm hand in the steaming slums and teeming tenements, they struggled against poverty to survive, and fought for their community in our country's darkest hours. But there was also joy to be found. From Stepney to Bethnal Green, Whitechapel to Shoreditch, the streets were alive with peddlers and market stalls hawking their wares, children skipping across dusty hopscotch pitches, the hiss of a gas lamp or the smell of oxtail stew. You need only walk a few steps for a smile from a neighbour or a strong cup of tea. From taking over the London Underground, standing up to the Kray twins and crawling out of bombsites, The Stepney Doorstep Society tells the vivid and moving stories of the matriarchs who remain the backbone of the East End to this day
Target audience
adult
resource.variantTitle
Stepney Doorstep Society, the remarkable true story of the women who ruled the East End
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- Stepney (London, England) -- History -- 20th century
- London (England) -- History -- 20th century
- Women + Societies and clubs -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Women in war -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century
- Working class women -- England -- London -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- East End (London, England) -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 + Women -- England -- London
- World War, 1914-1918 + Women -- England -- London
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification2
- Creator1
- Subject8
- Stepney (London, England) -- History -- 20th century
- London (England) -- History -- 20th century
- Women + Societies and clubs -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Women in war -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century
- Working class women -- England -- London -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- East End (London, England) -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 + Women -- England -- London
- World War, 1914-1918 + Women -- England -- London
- Content2
- Author1