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The Mobilisation of Women, 1942, M.E.A.Bowley
Catalogue reference: LAB 76/10
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- LAB 76/10
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- 1946
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The Mobilisation of Women, 1942, M.E.A.Bowley
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- WH 109/56
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- Open Document, Open Description
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LAB 76
War Cabinet, Control of Official Histories Committee: Official Histories: Correspondence...
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