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Beyond the Black and White: Dress and Identity in France and Britain, 1900-1939

Posted: February 17, 2020

By Research_Editors

Dr Fanny Louvier, University of Oxford fanny.louvier@balliol.ox.ac.uk In the first half of the twentieth century, domestic service was one of the main occupations for women in both France and Britain. We often imagine these women wearing black dresses, white aprons and white caps on their heads. This popular image is not too far from the … Continued

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