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The Stepney Doorstep Society

Paperback • 2019 • 1. edition

The Stepney Doorstep Society

By Kate Thompson

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About the book

The unsung and remarkable stories of the women who held London's East End together during not one, but two world wars. Meet 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...Show more

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ISBN

9780718189860

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published year

2019

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The Stepney Doorstep Society

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Paperback

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