Women, Work & WW1 Exclusive Short Film Screening & History Talk

To mark the contribution of women during WW1, there will be screenings of selected short films from the Imperial War Museums collection, showcasing the remarkable stories of women working on the home front and on the front-lines. This will be followed by a feature film screening in the afternoon. ADVANCED BOOKING REQUIRED. Please email jgc@eastlothian.gov.uk or telephone 01620 820680 walk in to Haddington Library. 10.30 am Film screening 1: Women in Nursing and Medicine during the First World War IWM (10 min) A composite of IWM news reel footage showing women in nursing and medicine during the First World War with musical accompaniment. 10.45 am Film screening 2: Deeds not Words: The Suffragette Surgeons of WWI Alison Ramsey-Digital Drama (13 min) WINNER: Best Use of IWM Archive Material As part of the broader campaign for women’s right to vote, suffragettes Flora Murray and Louisa Garrett Anderson founded the Endell Street Hospital, run entirely by women. Skilfully using rarely seen photographs, letters and archival film, it tells the remarkable story of the women who tirelessly worked at the hospital. 11 am Talk: Historian Ruth Boreham speaks about the role of women and their work during WW1 (Theme: Rebel) 1.30 pm Feature Film Screening: 'Incendies' Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film from 2010 Synopsis: Canadian twins travel to their mother’s native country in the Middle East to uncover her hidden past amidst a bloody civil war. Entry is free for club members, £3.50 donation for guests ; free for those attending history event earlier in the day.

Suitable for
18+
14-15
16-17

Admission
Donations are welcome

Website
http://www.johngraycentre.org/events/women-work-ww1-exclusive-short-film-screening-history-talk/

Source: https://www.culture24.org.uk/am375109?id=EVENT592940