Family Life During the Great War

Kristine Alexander presents at the 2012 Canada’s History Forum.

Hosted by Canada’s History Society

 — Posted December 9, 2012
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Kristine Alexander discusses her research into the exchange of letters between soldiers and their families during the Great War, and how these letters provide insight into family life during wartime.

This presentation was made on December 9th, 2012 at the fifth Canada's History Forum in Ottawa, Canada.

Kristine Alexander is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Lethbridge and Canada Research Chair in Child and Youth Studies. She is the Director of the University of Lethbridge’s Institute for Child and Youth Studies and a co-editor of the peer-reviewed journal Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures.

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