amed cartoonist and illustrator Petrov’s cover art aptly summed up this edition of , which celebrated the ingenuity andwas stood down in favour of letters from females in the services. A report from our London office declared that “Women do some of the most secret work in Britain and some of the most dangerous jobs. A recently advertised post was for ‘athletic women to stay out in all weathers, cut wires and keep secrets’,” while a feature showcasing women working in trades “where formerly there were no women employees at all” highlighted the important role these Aussies were playing on the home front. With rationing in full effect,offered inventive ideas for upcycling outfits with limited supplies. But it wasn’t all war talk. The magazine opened with , a short story by Agatha Christie, along with other short fiction. And for the time poor, our cookery pages gave recipes for planned oven meals that are “real tickets for freedom”.
