Show Notes
Dr Nina Baker tells us about the women in her book, “Supposed Killed or Drowned by Enemy Action at Sea,” about Scottish merchant navy women who died as a result of enemy action in the First and Second World Wars.
Transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Nina-Baker-on-Merchant-Navy-seawomen-transcript.pdf
Get the book: https://cramptonmoorhousepublishing.blogspot.com/2026/04/new-book-just-out-supposed-killed-or.html
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