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International Women's Day 2025
For International Women's Day, the A Few Forgotten Women Team have put together a selection of videos, podcasts and articles for you.
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Women at War an extended article by Ann Simcock about the role of women in World War 2, with examples from North Staffordshire. Click on the image above to be taken to the article.
A thirteen minute podcast by Janet Few, telling the story of Ivy Smith's World War 2 experiences, living in a south London suburb.
Children of Compton Dundon 1945
From the Green Family Collection
A Child's Wartime Memories of Compton Dundon, Somerset by Wendy Durston. Click on the image above to be taken to the article.
Phyllis Finch
Phyllis Finch's War is an account of Methodist Missionary, Phyllis Irene Finch's experiences in Hong Kong during the Second World War. As Phyllis left no personal account, Helen Shields has used other contemporary diaries, letters and reminiscences to reconstruct what life would have been like for Phyllis. Click on the image above to be taken to the article.
A Child's Ration Book
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Women and Rationing in the Second World War. An article by Pat Adamson, focussing on how women fed and clothed their families, despite rationing restrictions. Click on the image above to be taken to the article.
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