History A-Level
Role of women in war
What Role of women in war means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Role of women in war
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Florence Nightingale arrived at Scutari with a team of nurses, while Mary Seacole travelled independently and set up the British Hotel near Balaclava.
Topics that use Role of women in war
- Paper 3, Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918 - 2 The Crimean War, 1854–56 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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