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This is Cause and Effect. A collection of the UK’s most exciting artists commissioned by the Roundhouse and 14-18 NOW to confront the legacy of the First World War so we can understand what it means to us, today.

Issues

White Feather

Uniquely in Britain, the government allowed possible exemption from conscription for those who objected to military service on grounds of conscience.

The Spoils of War

Although Britain and France had not gone to war to win new colonies, once fighting began they were willing to seize the colonies of their enemies.

The right kind of woman?

In 1918 only one-third of women gained the vote. They were the more comfortably off. Is it still easier for middle-class women to involve themselves in feminist campaigns?

Maisons Tolérées

Dotted across the towns of northern France were maisons tolérées, or legalised brothels. Visits to French brothels by British soldiers were officially allowed.

Forgotten Soldiers

When Europe went to war the so-called ‘great powers’ took their colonial subjects with them.

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The Forgotten Sex Workers

Originally posted on Buzzfeed News These are some of the women who played an important — yet almost forgotten — role in many soldiers’…

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The Things We Forget to Remember on Armistice Day

Originally published in Vice  On the centenary of World War I, the digital project ‘Cause and Effect’ is telling the stories that have been…

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Maison Tolérées image from The Sun

Oh what a lovely whore

Originally published in The Sun Shocking photos hidden for 70 years in a biscuit tin show British troops visiting the brothels of WW1 France…

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