#WomensHistoryMonth: 'Land Girls quietly kept the cogs of Britain's countryside turning'

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#WomensHistoryMonth: 'Land Girls quietly kept the cogs of Britain's countryside turning'

In honour of Womens History Month, Emily Ashworth explores the role of the Women's Land Army during World War Two in her new book. We are once again facing a national food crisis - from uncertain trade...

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