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Hamilton was a prolific writer. During the 1910s she supported herself through journalism, translating works from French and German, and publishing books on ancient history and American presidents for children. In the 1920s, she wrote for journals including the
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in 1929. She continued to give talks on current affairs and professional careers for women, among many other topics, during the 1930s and 1940s, and was made a
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Hamilton published short, sympathetic biographies of two women trade unionists,
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The Cambridge companion to the literature of the First World War
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Women at Work: A Brief Introduction to Trade Unionism for Women
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in 1901 for seven months to learn German. She went up to
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Behind the Wireless: A History of Early Women at the BBC
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International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation
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