Women's Land Army

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW218465430 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW218465430 BCX8">Muck-spreading, rat-gassing, carrot-pulling — all in a day’s work for a land girl! You</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW218465430 BCX8">probably know</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW218465430 BCX8">the land girls as plucky young women who rolled up their sleeves and kept Britain’s farms running during the Second World War.</span></span></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW218465430 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang= "EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW218465430 BCX8">In this episode, </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW218465430 BCX8">we're</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW218465430 BCX8">digging deeper into the history of the Women's Land Army using unique collections at The National Archives</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW218465430 BCX8">. Discover</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW218465430 BCX8"> fascinating stories of everyday bravery and the no-nonsense women who were enlisted in what the Ministry of Information called the ‘Battle for Bread</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW218465430 BCX8">’</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW218465430 BCX8">.</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW218465430 BCX8">Hosting this episode is Vicky I</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW218465430 BCX8">glikowski-</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW218465430 BCX8">Broad, a Principal Records Specialist in Diverse Histories, and she is joined by specialists Cherish Watton, Chloe Lee and Katherine Howells.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW218465430 BCX8" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span class="EOP SCXW218465430 BCX8" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> For a transcript and information about the documents used in this episode visit our show notes: <a href= "https://bit.ly/WLA_1">https://bit.ly/WLA_1</a></span></p>