Sarah Gristwood
THIS PAGE: BBC/GETTY IMAGES; ON THE COVER: GETTY IMAGES. IMAGE SHOWS WOUNDED RUSSIAN SOLDIERS ON THE EASTERN FRONT DURING WORLD WAR I, CIRCA 1916
“Exploring women’s diaries was like plunging into a rich sea of struggle, sex, spiky humour, adventure and agony. What struck me was how often the battles of the past echo those we still fight today.” Sarah Gristwood reveals what diaries can tell us about women’s lives on page 56