During the darkest hours
of WWIIthousands of
women answered the call
and kept the UK’s war
industry alive
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boarda bomber,September 1942
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Britishgovernment Began
conscription of women to
support the war industry
and services”
A
fter the outbreak of WWII, thousands
of men answered the call to serve in
Britain’s armed forces. Simultaneously,
thousands of women volunteered to
take on the roles they left behind.
While the Women’s Land Army stepped in to maintain
the country’s vital food production, members of the
Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) worked in factories,
offices, radar stations, and even anti-air-defences.
The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) and Women’s
Royal Naval Service (WRNS) provided crucial support
for the RAF and Royal Navy, and as the war continued
the British government began conscription of women to
support the war industry and services.
With an introduction by author and historian
Elisabeth Shipton, and drawing from Mirropix’s
huge photographic archive, Women Of The Home
Front tells the stories of these often-forgotten
wartime heroines, providing an incredible insight
into what day-to-day life was like for them as they
kept Britain fighting during WWII.
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