Dear Mary,
If you must know, my wound is feeling a lot better already. Enough about that though, so you’re really telling me that lots of women back home are even taking over several types of men’s jobs? Now that you've mentioned it, I’ve also noticed that there are some women working here for the war. Sometimes there are female cooks at our camps and there are many female nurses in this hospital too. I think it’s quite an unusual and interesting sight to be honest. It’s a little hard to imagine that so many women would actually want to work at such dangerous places like a munitions factory though. I had no idea really but I’m glad that women can also contribute and pitch in more support for us in our battles.
Woman as a bus conductor
With this picture you sent me it must be true that women are eager to work and are regularly become employed these days. It’s understandable as tens of thousands of men have gone away for this war. It does worry me a little to think about the unemployed men out there but I’m really happy that there will be several job options open for you now too. Perhaps this war will be the cause of some custom changes in Canada. Speaking of women's roles, the nursing sister tells me it’s time to eat lunch so I’ll write some more next time. In the meantime, why don’t you go look for a job yourself, one you can handle while Sammy’s at school? Do whatever makes you happy.
Lots
of love, James Carter
(Source:
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- http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wfirst.htm)
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