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WW2: Women & Work
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Sep 20, 2021
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Podcast episode
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From munitions factories and the cabinet war rooms, to flying aircraft and even shaking hands with Joseph Stalin; during the Second World War women could be found throughout the workforce. Lucy Fisher has been interviewing surviving women of the Second World War workforce and in this episode, she shares some of her favourite anecdotes. Lucy is an author and the Deputy Political Editor for The Daily Telegraph, having formerly been a Defence editor for The Times. Her book ‘Women in the War’ is out now.© IWM See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Sep 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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