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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: H2836 |
| Description: The first women to work in the fitters' shop at the Tate & Sons sugar refinery in Woolwich. During World War I, when millions of men were called up to the armed forces, many women took up jobs that had traditionally been regarded as 'men's work'. |
| Creator: Unknown |
| Date: 1917 |
| Credit line: Newham Archives and Local Studies Library collection. | |
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