The Land Girls: In a Man's World, 1939-1946
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Land Girls: In a Man's World, 1939-1946
By (Author) Dianne Bardsley
Otago University Press
Otago University Press
1st January 2000
New Zealand
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
331.4830993
Physical Properties
Paperback
192
Width 191mm, Height 254mm, Spine 10mm
544g
Description
Drawing on interviews with 220 women who served as "land girls" during World War II, Bardsley (a Ph.D. candidate) relates an under-documented chapter in New Zealand's war experience. Like their Rosie the Riveter sisters, these Women's Land Service recruits gained independence, little recognition, and discontent about giving up their farm jobs when the soldiers came home. Well-illustrated with recruiting posters and women engaged in farm labour.
Author Bio
Dianne Bardsley is Director of the New Zealand Dictionary Centre at Victoria University of Wellington, working as a researcher and lexicographer within the School of Linguistics and Applied Languages.
