Paris’s women at war and the Housewives’ League
Anne Sebba talks to us about how the women of Paris fared under Nazi occupation, while Jo Fidgen explains why a group of housewives in postwar Britain organised against the welfare state

Published: July 14, 2016 at 1:35 PM
Anne Sebba talks to us about her new book, Les Parisiennes, which explores how women of Paris fared under Nazi occupation. Meanwhile, we catch up with Jo Fidgen, presenter of a BBC Radio 4 documentary about housewives in postwar Britain
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