This sounds great, Anna - and I hadn't heard of The Beaverbrook Girl! - very interesting point you make, about the rather manic (in every sense), compulsive dancing and food-fighting being a reaction to the national trauma of war. In her unpublished memoir Lettice Ramsey describes her studies at Cambridge (1918-21) being equally full of dances.
Hooray for Frankie/ Lily and all the amazing real and imagined women whose stories you share with us. Lovely to read more about Marjorie's backstory!
This sounds great, Anna - and I hadn't heard of The Beaverbrook Girl! - very interesting point you make, about the rather manic (in every sense), compulsive dancing and food-fighting being a reaction to the national trauma of war. In her unpublished memoir Lettice Ramsey describes her studies at Cambridge (1918-21) being equally full of dances.
Thanks Ann