Britain at War Magazine  |  Women at War 1939-1945
Women at War 1939-1945 is a 100-page special paying tribute to the wide-ranging and vital roles women played in the Second World War.
Universal conscription for women in Britain was introduced in 1941, but women had been volunteering in large numbers since the declaration of war in September 1939. Even with the advent of conscription, women were not necessarily forced into the so-called auxiliary armed services, and had the option of undertaking civil defence work, including fire-fighting, policing and air raid precautions (ARP)… or of joining the Women’s Land Army, and taking up ‘such specified jobs in industry as the Minister of Labour may direct’.
Even those who were not conscripted made a huge contribution, assisting with rationing work, organising savings drives, collecting scrap, growing vegetables, collecting kitchen waste, and co-ordinating scarce transport resources. This is their story…
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Britain at War Magazine Women at War 1939-1945.