Glendinning, Victoria. Vita. Penguin, 1984.
302
Women's Land Army
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Mary Augusta Ward | The novel draws on MAW
's knowledge of the work of land girls (members of the Women's Land Army
)—such as those led by her daughter Dorothy
at Stocks—and the recent transformation of... |
| Employer | Elspeth Huxley | After her stint as assistant press officer at the Empire Marketing Board
in London (from 1929 to June 1932), EH
moved on into broader journalism. During the second world war, in addition to quantities of... |
| Employer | Gwen Moffat | Having left school during the second world war, Gwen Goddard worked briefly in a newspaper office, then joined the Women's Land Army
. This work, however, did not appeal to her. After eighteen months she... |
| Occupation | Catharine Amy Dawson Scott | Membership in the Corps grew rapidly between 1915 and 1916; after that this body was absorbed into the government-sponsored Women's Land Army
, founded in 1917. CADS
spent much of the war travelling round Britain... |
| Occupation | Vita Sackville-West | |
| Occupation | Margaret Haig Viscountess Rhondda | She was the liaison between the ministry and the Women's Land Army
, Women's Legion
, Voluntary Aid Detachment
and others. In her practice as well as in memoranda to Lord Milner
, the Secretary... |
| Occupation | Rose Macaulay | RM
began working on a farm near Great Shelford as a land-girl or member of what was soon to be called the Women's Land Army
, a job more congenial to her than VAD nursing. Babington Smith, Constance. Rose Macaulay. Collins, 1972. 79-80 Emery, Jane. Rose Macaulay: A Writer’s Life. John Murray, 1991. 155-6 |
| Textual Production | Elspeth Huxley | EH
's work with the BBC Schools Programme developed into a number of informational works: a series of scripts entitled Our Allies for the Army Education broadcasts, and for children White Man and Black Man... |
Timeline
11 September 1915: The first British Women's Institute was founded...
Building item
11 September 1915
The first British Women's Institute
was founded in Llanfair, Anglesey, Wales; the first Women's Institute of all had been founded in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, in 1897.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
352
Jenkins, Inez. A History of the Women’s Institute Movement of England and Wales. Printed at the University Press by C. Batey, 1953.
1-15
Purvis, June. A History of Women’s Education in England. Open University Press, 1991.
105
Hughes, Mary, and Mary Kennedy, editors. New Futures: Changing Women’s Education. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1985.
173
July 1917: The Women's Land Army was established in...
National or international item
July 1917
The Women's Land Army
was established in order to supply a workforce for agricultural and related work.
Marwick, Arthur. Women at War, 1914-1918. Croom Helm, 1977.
101, 88
1 June 1939: The Women's Land Army (WLA) was re-established...
National or international item
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
1 April 1940: The Land Girl, a magazine aimed at members...
National or international item
1 April 1940
The Land Girl, a magazine aimed at members of the Women's Land Army
, began publication.
Twinch, Carol. Women on the Land: Their Story During Two World Wars. Lutterworth, 1990.
79-80, 84
Tyrer, Nicola. They Fought in the Fields: The Women’s Land Army: The Story of a Forgotten Victory. Sinclair-Stevenson, 1996.
43
April 1941: Women were compelled to register for wor...
Building item
April 1941
Women were compelled to register for work.
Minns, Raynes. Bombers and Mash: The Domestic Front 1939-45. Virago, 1980.
31-2
10 April 1941: The National Service Act legislated conscription...
National or international item
10 April 1941
The National Service Act legislated conscription for women.
Twinch, Carol. Women on the Land: Their Story During Two World Wars. Lutterworth, 1990.
73
Law Reports: Statutes. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1866–2024.
123
April 1942: The Women's Timber Corps was established...
National or international item
April 1942
The Women's Timber Corps
was established in England and Wales.
Twinch, Carol. Women on the Land: Their Story During Two World Wars. Lutterworth, 1990.
107-9
By December 1943: 80,000 women (known as land girls) were serving...
National or international item
By December 1943
80,000 women (known as land girls) were serving in England and Wales in the Women's Land Army
, which had been started during the First World War to take over farm labour from men...
16 February 1945: Lady Denman resigned as Honorary Director...
National or international item
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...
National or international item
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.
233-6
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