The hidden stories of women from Newnham College, Cambridge, who were recruited for secret work at Bletchley Park in World War II.

Speaker

Dr Sally Waugh

Agenda

2:30pm - Start

4.30pm - End

Synopsis

The hidden stories of a large number of women from Newnham College, Cambridge, who were recruited for secret work at Bletchley Park in World War II.

In this talk Dr Sally Waugh, will discuss how research identified the women involved, describe some of the women and the work that they did, and consider the impact on the private lives of this group of previously unrecognised women.

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Newnham and Bletchley Park: Women’s Work in World War II
Date and time
Thursday 20 March, 2:30pm - Thursday 6 March, 4:30pm
Location
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Ground Floor, 25 Copthall Avenue
London
EC2R 7BP
Price
Free