Catalogue Number
NMLH.1998.3.2
Object Name
Print
Title
Women's Land Army
Place
UK
People
A.S. Hartrick
Events
World War II
Date
1940
Creator(s)
Ministry Of information (WAAC)Hartrick, A.S.
Description
Six women land workers in field; warships in background.
Archibald Standish Hartrick created this print for the Ministry of Information in 1940 to illustrate 'home front' activities during World War II. It shows members of the Women's Land Army (WLA), originally formed during World War I to carry out agricultural work previously done by men serving in the armed forces.
The uniform consisted of brown corduroy or whipcord breeches, brown brogue shoes, fawn knee-length woollen socks, a green v-necked pullover, a fawn shirt and a brown cowboy style hat. Some changes were allowed and shorts were often worn in summer. The WLA continued until 1950, as food rationing still existed after the war.
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