But, though they are keeping in the background, and are refusing to make themselves "conspicuous," as they call it, by wearing uniforms, Frenchwomen are carrying out many services for their The: Ministry of^Labour* already census of women who want to undertake factory work. Women without children receive first preference, but women with children are not barred from this work if they can make arrangements for the good care of their children during working hours.
Schools have also been opened to train women for various semi-skilled factory jobs. Mile Eve Curie, daughter of the famous Mme Curie of radium fame, has been appointed by the Government to assist in the ce-ordination of women's activities.
But perhaps the most spectacular organization of Frenchwomen is the newly-formed corps of women parachutists. This corps has been formed among nurses who are willing to be dropped out of aeroplanes to give first aid to soldiers who are isolated in positions difficult of access by ordinary means of transport.
So, though Frenchwomen prefer to stay in the background, they nevertheless play a very big part in the wartime life of their country.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.