Poster of a women in land army uniform carrying a hoe c 1939

Poster of a women in land army uniform carrying a hoe c 1939Poster of a women in a land army uniform carrying a hoe. The government issued this propaganda poster urging women to join the Women's Land Army during the Second World War. Propaganda posters attempted to make Land Army work appear as glamorous as possible. The reality was often very different, and many women who volunteered to work on farms endured poor working and living conditions.

of triumphs and challenges

giving a voice to a generation who had to deal with the reality of life surrounded by 'white strangers' in their new country

Jamaica Level in the North East

The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn

500 tons of sand alongside Tower Bridge

5cm x H9cm x L21

From 'London: a Pilgrimage' by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Doré

He is distracted by woman dressed in height of fashion while her male accomplices

Lord John was owned by Warren and David Gold

This poster forms part of the collection of objects relating to the Suffragette Movement given by the Suffragette Fellowship to the museum in 1950

Cunard ship Alaunia in Royal Albert Dock

15 years later