# The Stepney Doorstep Society

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- Book: [The Stepney Doorstep Society](https://www.bookquiver.com/kate-thompson/the-stepney-doorstep-society) ([The Stepney Doorstep Society.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/kate-thompson/the-stepney-doorstep-society.md))
- Authors: [Kate Thompson](https://www.bookquiver.com/kate-thompson)
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-07-1818-986-0
- Pages: 352
- Published: 2019-02-07
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

While the men were away at war it was strong women like Joan, Marie, Babs, Beattie and Minksy who ruled the streets of the East End. Kate Thompson tells the real stories of the war experienced by these matriarchs, a tribe of working-class women in the stinking slums, teeming tenements and sweatshops of East London. Forget church halls and jam-making, these powerfully authentic stories will have you questioning what you thought you knew about wartime women. From standing up to the Kray twins, to taking over the London Underground and crawling out of bombsites, these women fought to survive and protect their community in some of our country's darkest hours.