... of filthy clothing and causing men to itch unceasingly. Even when clothing was periodically washed and deloused, lice eggs invariably remained hidden in the seams; within a few hours of the clothes being re-worn the body heat generated would cause the eggs to hatch. Lice caused Trench Fever, a particularly painful disease that began suddenly with severe pain followed by high fever ... blame me for a feeling of pride. Perhaps some will say that you should not be allowed to go yet - that you have homes, mothers, fathers, that you should not be torn away by your fathers so forgetful of the...

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... rather expected of them" (Pg. 185). The government looked to women to persuade men to join the army. Patriotic organizers told women to keep their distance from men in civilian clothes, and to disgrace civilians on the street by giving them a white feather, a symbol of cowardice and dishonour. Government and industry also needed women to replace men in many lines of ... and sent them. Some cards were humourous but at often times, were stereotypical and racist. Similarly, many wartime artists emerged and captured the feelings and attitudes of people in war-torn England. Most war songs we...

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