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• Women and the Home Front

  (Event)

  11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm A Family in Wartime gallery Discover how women contributed to the war effort and how they coped with rationing and the dangers of the London Blitz. Drop-in activity suitable for all ages with parental supervision.

• Women's Services in the First World War

  (History)

  Pressure from women for their own uniformed service to assist the war effort began in August 1914. Many organisations sprang up, such as the Women’s Volunteer Reserve and Lady Londonderry’s Women’s Legion, which provided cooks for Army camps. The...

• A Closer Look: International Women's Day

  (Event)

  2.15pm. Meet at the Tour Point in the foyer.  As part of our programme of events marking International Women’s Day 2012, join us for a 20 minute walk and talk around the Main Exhibition Space to find out more about some of the personal stories in our...

• What a Performance: International Women's Day

  (Event)

  11.15am, 12.15pm, 1.15pm, 2.15pm - Main Exhibition Space See one of our special, family friendly performances dramatising stories of war time trials and adventure including the story of a daring female spy serving with the Special Operations...

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• Women And Children At War

  (Museum Collection DVDs, Military History DVDs, CDs and DVDs)

  This unique collection features different wartime films looking both at the vital contribution made to Britain’s war efforts by women, and the experiences of evacuee children. Running Time - 2 hrs 37 Certificate - Exempt Number of Discs - 1

• Women in the Second World War

  (New Books)

  During the Second World War women proved themselves indispensable to the war effort serving in both military uniformed units abroad and in home front organisations through the darkest hours of the Blitz. Illustrated with contemporary black and white and...

• Come into the Factories Poster

  (Posters, Posters and Prints)

  Poster recruiting women into the war effort: "Women of Britain come into the factories". British; Second World War Poster 50.5cm x 76cm (approx 20 inch x 30 inch)

• Domestic Soldier

  (Second World War, Books)

  Over 8 million women stayed at home during the Second World War. This title presents an account of the lives of six ordinary women who are made extraordinary by the demands of war. Jennifer Purcell (Author) Pub Date: 26 Aug 2010 Paperback 384pp...

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• Black and white

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  A member of the Women's Land Army milking a cow.

• brassard, British, Recruiting Officer, Women's Land Army

  (uniforms and insignia)

  British First World War period Women's Land Army (WLA) brassard. The Women's Land Army was created early in January 1917. A Women's Branch was set up within the Board of Agriculture under Dame Meriel Talbot as Director, to increase the...

• brassard, British, Women's Land Army, Forewoman

  (uniforms and insignia)

  First World War period Womens' Land Army 'Foreman's' armband (brassard). The Women's Land Army was established in early January 1917. A Women's Branch was set up within the Board of Agriculture under Dame Meriel Talbot as...

• brassard, French Section, Women's Land Army

  (uniforms and insignia)

  The Women's Land Army was created in early January 1917. A Women's Branch was set up within the Board of Agriculture under Dame Meriel Talbot as Director, to increase the supply of women workers. Between March 1917 and May 1919, 23,000 women...

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• IWM War Story Blog

  IWM War Story Blog Home What we’re collecting Afghanistan in Context IWM War Story Blog Imperial War Museum project to encourage servicemen and women to record their personal stories relating to contemporary conflict Feeds: Posts Comments About War Story...

• UKNIWM

  UKNIWM Home About UKNIWM News and articles about war memorials in the UK Feeds: Posts Comments Memorial rediscovered after 80 years 22 March, 2011 by ukniwm2 Blog by volunteer fieldworker Gordon Amand A memorial from the Great War has been found while...

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• What we’re collecting « IWM War Story Blog

  What we’re collecting « IWM War Story Blog Home What we’re collecting Afghanistan in Context IWM War Story Blog Imperial War Museum project to encourage servicemen and women to record their personal stories relating to contemporary conflict Feeds: Posts...