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Abstract
The Second World War saw women officially serving in the Canadian military in capacities other than nursing, breaking into roles historically held by men. The service of over fifty thousand Canadian women is documented in photographs held at Library and Archives Canada; photographs that allow historians to widen the lens on the traditional narrative, but only if they can find them. This article presents two methods for indexing archival photographs and highlights the particular challenges of identifying servicewomen in the archival record and bringing our aunties and grandmas into focus.
Recommended Citation
Murray, Rebecca "Bringing Servicewomen into Focus: Exploring Methods for Indexing Second World War Archival Photographs at Library and Archives Canada." Canadian Military History 33, 2 (2024)
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