For more than half a century, it was just a rumor. As London’s river boat pilots passed by Waterloo Bridge ('The Ladies’ Bridge,' as some of them called it) they’d tell a story about the women who had built the bridge during World War II. But the idea that women had been largely involved in building Waterloo Bridge wasn’t included in any official history of the structure, or detailed in any records. During the new bridge’s opening ceremony, on December 10, 1945, then-Deputy Prime Minister Herbert Morrison had declared that 'the men that built Waterloo Bridge are fortunate men.' It wasn’t until 2015 that the hard work of these women could be confirmed, by the historian Christine Wall, thanks to a series of photographs she found.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/women-waterloo-bridge
Not that strange if even woman with spectacular roles in history are glossed over while man are hoisted on pedestals. Equality, poppycock, the female side of things let alone their contributions are to this day and age ignored, neglected or swept under the carpet. Its a bleeding shame, especially as younger woman do not seem to realize how much sidetracked they still are :-(
ReplyDeleteWe desperately need a new Feminist wave.