Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Gertrude Mary Lady Denman
Standard Name: Denman, Gertrude Mary,,, Lady
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1930: The National Birth Control Council formed...
Building item
1930
The National Birth Control Council
formed to coordinate the work of existing birth control societies and to promote scientific contraception.
Fryer, Peter. The Birth Controllers. Secker and Warburg, 1965.
267
Weeks, Jeffrey. Sex, Politics and Society: The Regulation of Sexuality since 1800. Longman, 1981.
195
1 June 1939: The Women's Land Army (WLA) was re-established...
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1 June 1939
The Women's Land Army
(WLA) was re-established under Lady Denman
's direction to recruit women not already trained and employed in agricultural work. All staff and officers were women.
Twinch, Carol. Women on the Land: Their Story During Two World Wars. Lutterworth, 1990.
15, 67, 69, 73
Sackville-West, Vita. The Women’s Land Army. Michael Joseph, 1944.
9
16 February 1945: Lady Denman resigned as Honorary Director...
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16 February 1945
Lady Denman
resigned as Honorary Director to protest the exclusion of Women's Land Army
members from demobilisation benefits extended to members of other war services.
Twinch, Carol. Women on the Land: Their Story During Two World Wars. Lutterworth, 1990.
126-9
Tyrer, Nicola. They Fought in the Fields: The Women’s Land Army: The Story of a Forgotten Victory. Sinclair-Stevenson, 1996.
215-21
21 October 1950: A ceremony at Buckingham Palace marked the...
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21 October 1950
A ceremony at Buckingham Palace marked the official end of the Women's Land Army
.
Twinch, Carol. Women on the Land: Their Story During Two World Wars. Lutterworth, 1990.
134-5
Tyrer, Nicola. They Fought in the Fields: The Women’s Land Army: The Story of a Forgotten Victory. Sinclair-Stevenson, 1996.
