The First World War in the City of Porto: Contributions to the knowledge of daily lives and sociability's during the war (1917)

Abstract

First World War began in 1914 and ended in 1918. Portugal went to war through the CEP – Expeditionary Portuguese Body – in Flanders between November 1917 and April 1918. This intervention have direct impacts on population daily lives, resulting in profound changes in multiple dimensions of Portuguese society, mobilizing a male contingent in an active age. This demographic change results in a restructuring of the women role in society. Porto, as a coastal and maritime municipality, sees the war closely. This research intends to share, supported in bibliographical and documentary evidences, the reality of the city in 1917 and in what way its participation in the war affected their dynamics.