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| Picture No | 12688605 |
| Date | c.1915 |
| Description | Female postal workers in London, c.1915 |
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Three female postal workers walking through a London street in full uniform and with satchels to carry their post. During the war, the Post Office lost 75,000 employees to military service and was able to form a battalion comprising entirely of postal staff. This loss was managed by the employment of women and by 1916 35,000 women had jobs at the Post Office.
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| Source | Original photograph, 1915 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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