5/25/2023 0 Comments Home fires julie summers![]() ![]() ![]() But they are best known for making jam: from produce they grew on every available scrap of land, they produced twelve million pounds of jam and preserves to feed a hungry nation. As members of the Women’s Institute, an organization with a presence in a third of Britain s villages, they ran canteens and knitted garments for troops, collected tons of rosehips and other herbs to replace medicines that couldn’t be imported, and advised the government on issues ranging from evacuee housing to children s health to postwar reconstruction. ![]() Soon to be a PBS Masterpiece series starring Samantha Bond (“Downton Abbey”) and Francesca Annis (“Cranford”)Īway from the frontlines of World War II, in towns and villages across Great Britain, ordinary women were playing a vital role in their country s war effort. ![]()
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