• historical

Today the Archbishop of Canterbury argues that Britain is officially in economic depression, whilst our daily papers carry dire descriptions of austerity, food shortage, climate change and terrorism.

Seventy years ago, during the Second World War, austerity ruled the lives and loves of women and families in Britain, their social boundaries shifting along with others worldwide. During this decade of difficulty these same women found that these shifting social and geographic divides could open doors to new and unexpected opportunities, both at home and overseas. Over 6 million women took advantage of these new opportunities, working on the Home Front. Some 6 40 000 of …