War Widows

These stories commemorate the lives of eight widows of AIF members associated with the ACT, killed in World War I:

• Lady Bridges
  President of the Friendly Union of Soldiers' Wives and Mothers, war widow, mother
• Sybil Dale
  War widow, mother
• Glenora Love
  War widow, mother
• Florence Mayo
  War widow, single mother
• Isabella McKean
  War widow, poultry farmer
• Florence Perry
  War widow, mother
• Jessie Reid
  War widow, single mother
• Grace Yates
  War widow, businesswoman

For more information on the Friendly Union of Soldiers' Wives and Mothers see the entry in the Australian Women's Register:

• Friendly Union of Soldiers' Wives and Mothers: Australian Imperial Forces