Evelyn McQuater

Transcript

Main themes covered: Life during the War; Church life; Rationing; Air-raids; The Blitz; The role of women; Education.

00:00 – 3:03 Introduction and the start of the war.

3:03 – 6:08 Family and friends, news and the community.

6:08 – 8:35 Church life and rationing.

8:35 – 14:45 Raids and bombs, an ordinary Christmas.

16:20 – 21:18 Mother and father, Eve’s confirmation at church, slum clearances after the war, Uncle and Aunt (worked at city hall).

22:10 – 24:00 Changes after the war: the role of women.

27:00 – 32:20 Listening to the news, holidaying, black market petrol sales.

33:45 – 40:00 Education and class landscapes in the past.

41:00 – 48:17 The Blitz, and damage done by bombs. The 1945 general election and her grandmother’s letter to Winston Churchill.

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