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Britain's Land Girls

Britain's Land Girls

FromWitness History: World War Two


Britain's Land Girls

FromWitness History: World War Two

ratings:
Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Sep 26, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Around 80 thousand women and girls volunteered to join the Women's Land Army during the Second World War. They helped provide vital food supplies to a country under siege. Kirsty Reid has spoken to Mona McLeod who was just 17 years old when she started working 6 days a week on a farm in Scotland. Mona has written a book about her experiences: 'A Land Girl's Tale'.



Photo: Land girls carrying bundles of straw in 1941. (Credit: Maeers/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Released:
Sep 26, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

More than 50 first-hand accounts of significant moments in WW2. Looking back at almost six years of global conflict, from Hiroshima to the Holocaust.