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Most people think that the Womens' Farm and Garden Association - or the Women's Land Army, as it was originally known - began with the World War II. Its origins, however, are earlier, before even the World War I when David Lloyd George was convinced that its contribution to the food campaign helped ensure that Britain emerged victorious from that horrific conflict. In fact it was in 1899 that a group of distingished women set up a Union to promote the training of similarly independent-minded women in farming and gardening. And now that it celebrates its 100th birthday, this book tells the history of the WFGA, an association which has included pioneering names such as Gertrude Jekyll, Brenda Colvin, and Madeleine Agar.Product Identifiers
PublisherDuckworth Overlook
ISBN-139780715629499
eBay Product ID (ePID)91837664
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameWomen Rule the Plot: the Story of the 100 Year Fight to Establish Women's Place in Farm and Garden
LanguageEnglish
SubjectZoology, Botany, History
Publication Year1999
TypeTextbook
AuthorPeter King
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height355 mm
Item Weight623 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorPeter King