The Resource Yorkshire women at war : story of the Women's Land Army hostels, Marion Jefferies
Yorkshire women at war : story of the Women's Land Army hostels, Marion Jefferies
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- Summary
- In Yorkshire, 2015 marks the centenary of the founding of the first Land Girl Hostel, near Boroughbridge, by Lady Margery Lawson Tancred. Yorkshire Women at War deals with the Women's Land Army Hostel policy during the First World War and it is the first exhaustive account to examine hostel life in the austerity of war and post-war Yorkshire between 1939-50.Marion Jefferies's account of over fifty Women's Land Army hostels is filled with quirky stories about the hectic lives of tired, noisy and hungry girls. There are tales of how the girls slept, ate and socialized in shared dormitories. It records how one old farmhouse had only a single oil lamp, which lit the dormitory; how candles were stuck to the bunk beds and the girls were forced to complain about wax spilling on to their clothes and bedding; and how, at Stockton, bats flew freely in the the girls' dormitories.Some wardens were domineering, neglectful, spiteful and inefficient. One warden was bitter towards her charges and even boxed a girl's ears. However, several other wardens were homely, kind and a real friend to the young girls, and they were remembered with great affection.Included in the book are Miss Jacob Smith's inspection reports of hostel life, which illustrate the real trials, worries and happiness of the girls, some only 16 or 17 years old and away from home for the first time.This is a serious, well-researched history of the Women's Land Army Hostels in Yorkshire and thanks to the excellent memories and joviality of many veterans contacted by the author, it has been illumined by numerous light-hearted moments of what was to them 'the great adventure of their lives'
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Isbn
- 9781473849105
- Label
- Yorkshire women at war : story of the Women's Land Army hostels
- Title
- Yorkshire women at war
- Title remainder
- story of the Women's Land Army hostels
- Statement of responsibility
- Marion Jefferies
- Subject
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- England -- Yorkshire
- HISTORY / Europe / Western
- History
- Volunteer workers in camp sites, facilities, etc
- Volunteer workers in camp sites, facilities, etc -- England | Yorkshire -- History -- 20th century
- War work
- Women's Land Army (Great Britain)
- Women's Land Army (Great Britain)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- England | Yorkshire
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- England | Yorkshire
- Women
- 1900-1999
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In Yorkshire, 2015 marks the centenary of the founding of the first Land Girl Hostel, near Boroughbridge, by Lady Margery Lawson Tancred. Yorkshire Women at War deals with the Women's Land Army Hostel policy during the First World War and it is the first exhaustive account to examine hostel life in the austerity of war and post-war Yorkshire between 1939-50.Marion Jefferies's account of over fifty Women's Land Army hostels is filled with quirky stories about the hectic lives of tired, noisy and hungry girls. There are tales of how the girls slept, ate and socialized in shared dormitories. It records how one old farmhouse had only a single oil lamp, which lit the dormitory; how candles were stuck to the bunk beds and the girls were forced to complain about wax spilling on to their clothes and bedding; and how, at Stockton, bats flew freely in the the girls' dormitories.Some wardens were domineering, neglectful, spiteful and inefficient. One warden was bitter towards her charges and even boxed a girl's ears. However, several other wardens were homely, kind and a real friend to the young girls, and they were remembered with great affection.Included in the book are Miss Jacob Smith's inspection reports of hostel life, which illustrate the real trials, worries and happiness of the girls, some only 16 or 17 years old and away from home for the first time.This is a serious, well-researched history of the Women's Land Army Hostels in Yorkshire and thanks to the excellent memories and joviality of many veterans contacted by the author, it has been illumined by numerous light-hearted moments of what was to them 'the great adventure of their lives'
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Jefferies, Marion
- Dewey number
- 940.53082/094284
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D810.W7
- LC item number
- J44 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Women's Land Army (Great Britain)
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Volunteer workers in camp sites, facilities, etc
- Women's Land Army (Great Britain)
- HISTORY / Europe / Western
- Volunteer workers in camp sites, facilities, etc
- War work
- Women
- England
- Label
- Yorkshire women at war : story of the Women's Land Army hostels, Marion Jefferies
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 935324128
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781473849105
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
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- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)935324128
- Label
- Yorkshire women at war : story of the Women's Land Army hostels, Marion Jefferies
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 935324128
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781473849105
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)935324128
Subject
- England -- Yorkshire
- HISTORY / Europe / Western
- History
- Volunteer workers in camp sites, facilities, etc
- Volunteer workers in camp sites, facilities, etc -- England | Yorkshire -- History -- 20th century
- War work
- Women's Land Army (Great Britain)
- Women's Land Army (Great Britain)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- England | Yorkshire
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- England | Yorkshire
- Women
- 1900-1999
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