07/07/2023 War Widows’ Stories: Women, Conflict, & Welfare in Post-War Britain

Military Welfare History Network Conference, 7 July 2023, University College Dublin. In the public imagination, a war widow is a woman whose husband was killed in active service, during battle. Yet, this description only applies to a minority of today’s war widows, a diverse group of women who face complex circumstances following the death of their spouse. Few sources document their experiences, and their voices and experiences are an essential yet largely absent part of British history in...