land girls
Land girls were the female population who were left to do the farming whilst the men went off to fight during WW2.
They supplied food for the people left and anyone else who needed it. They worked long and hard hours which were doubled as there weren’t as many men and boys due to WW2 and everyone fighting.
The Womens' Land Army was first created during WW1. This was an era when a great deal of farm work was done my men. With so many young men called up for the armed services, there was a real gap in farm workers.
The Womens' Land Army was reformed on the 1st June 1939 with the start of the Second World War by a Lady called Lady Trudie Denman. Lady Denman was involved with the creation of the WLA in the First World War, but she is most recognised for her efforts during the Second World War.
In 1939 Lady Denman pushed at the Ministry of Agriculture to reform the WLA as once again the workforce on farms was small and the food was getting scarce. She eventually convinced the board to advertise the WLA to farmers across the UK by radio and
by 1944 there were 80,000 women working on the land.
The duties given to the Womens' Land Army were varied. Some were:
-Ploughing
-Harvesting
-Nursery work
-Feeding Animals
-Rat catching
-Dairy work.
Each WLA girl was sent on a months training and was then sent to her allocated farm where she would perform her duties.
Did you know?: In recent times the BBC have produced a television series called Land Girls. There is also a film of the same name filmed in the Devon and Somerset area..
They supplied food for the people left and anyone else who needed it. They worked long and hard hours which were doubled as there weren’t as many men and boys due to WW2 and everyone fighting.
The Womens' Land Army was first created during WW1. This was an era when a great deal of farm work was done my men. With so many young men called up for the armed services, there was a real gap in farm workers.
The Womens' Land Army was reformed on the 1st June 1939 with the start of the Second World War by a Lady called Lady Trudie Denman. Lady Denman was involved with the creation of the WLA in the First World War, but she is most recognised for her efforts during the Second World War.
In 1939 Lady Denman pushed at the Ministry of Agriculture to reform the WLA as once again the workforce on farms was small and the food was getting scarce. She eventually convinced the board to advertise the WLA to farmers across the UK by radio and
by 1944 there were 80,000 women working on the land.
The duties given to the Womens' Land Army were varied. Some were:
-Ploughing
-Harvesting
-Nursery work
-Feeding Animals
-Rat catching
-Dairy work.
Each WLA girl was sent on a months training and was then sent to her allocated farm where she would perform her duties.
Did you know?: In recent times the BBC have produced a television series called Land Girls. There is also a film of the same name filmed in the Devon and Somerset area..