author
L. K. Yates
A sharp observer of wartime Britain, this writer is best known for recording the work women did in munitions factories during World War I. The result is a vivid, firsthand-feeling account of labor, duty, and social change in extraordinary times.
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The Woman's Part: A Record of Munitions Work
by L. K. Yates
About the author
Very little reliable biographical information about L. K. Yates was available in the sources I could confirm, so it is safest to focus on the work itself rather than make claims about the author's life.
L. K. Yates is known for The Woman's Part: A Record of Munitions Work, published in 1918. The book looks closely at the women who entered munitions work during the First World War, describing factory life, technical labor, and the broader shift in how women's work was seen in British society.
What makes the writing memorable is its directness. Instead of treating wartime industry as abstract history, Yates brings readers close to the people and routines behind it, making the book both a document of its moment and an engaging portrait of women at work under pressure.