Andrea Hetherington is an independent researcher and writer with a particular interest in the social history of the First World War. She has acted as a consultant to a number of Heritage Lottery funded projects on the war in Yorkshire and is a regular speaker at events throughout the region. Her publications include '"Any little article I would be pleased to have": The Experience of British Widows of the First World War' in Britain Goes to War edited by Peter Liddle and The History of Procter Brothers Ltd.