Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Mobilizing Women
6. “In Defense of the Empire” 29
7. The Unquiet Knitters of Newfoundland 51
8. Freshettes, Farmerettes, and Feminine Fortitude at the University of Toronto during the First World War 75
9. Women’s Work?
10. Gendering Patriotism 103
11. “Such Sights One Will Never Forget” 126
12. Patriotic, Not Permanent 148
13. Family Matters
14. An Honour and a Burden 173
15. Supporting Soldiers’ Wives and Families in the Great War 195
16. Marks of Grief 219
17. Creative Responses
18. Verses in the Darkness 245
19. “’Twas You, Mother, Made Me a Man” 270
20. “Mother, Lover, Nurse” 293
21. Conclusion 315
22. Selected Bibliography 323
23. Contributors 330
24. Index 333