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Women's
Land Army: Having served during the First World
War the Women's Land Army was reborn on the first of July, 1939.
The outbreak of war meant that making Britain self-sufficient became an
important objective. Production of food crops had to be increased, permanent
pasture ploughed and derelict land reclaimed. A labour shortage caused
by rural depopulation, army recruitment and subscription had left a deficit
of 50,000 farm workers. The Women's Land Army were drafted in to replace
this missing labour. Any doubts about the suitability of women from towns
for this work was overcome as they proved their worth. There was no shortage
of volunteers, 25,000 women had enrolled by November 1939. They were employed
in all areas of agricultural and horticultural work. The Land Army was
finally disbanded in November 1950.
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