40s Britain: Women and Children at War

Synopsis: A collection of war-time documentary shorts depicting the lives of women and children. Evacuees, land girls, factory workers, doughty countrywomen confronting Nazi paratroopers, and the Women’s Institute are all here. Programme includes:
Land Girl (1942); Miss Grant Goes To The Door (1940); Our School (1941); Bampton Shows The Way (1941); Westward Ho (1940); Living With Strangers (1941); The Countrywomen (1942); Worker’s Week-end (1943).
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2006
Year of production: 1943
Subjects: History; Women’s studies
Keywords: children; Home Front; women; World War II

Title: Land GIrl
Synopsis: 1942. A new recruit to the Women’s Land Army arrives at a remote farm to an initially sceptical reception by the elderly farmer. Paul Rotha Productions.
Title: Miss Grant goes to the Door
Synopsis: 1940. Two elderly spinsters have a rude interruption when Nazi paratroopers land in what was thought to be the feared invasion.
Title: Our School
Synopsis: 1941. A rural school in Bampton, Devon, plays host to evacuated children from London. Paul Rotha Productions.
Title: Brampton Shows the Way
Synopsis: 1941. Brampton villages organises a Food Education Week. Paul Rotha Productions.
Title: Westward Ho
Synopsis: 1940. Children are prepared for evacuation in the early days of the war.
Title: Living with Strangers
Synopsis: 1941. The problems of evacuation and the solutions found. Realist Film Unit.
Title: Countrywomen, The
Synopsis: 1942. The Women’s Institute swing into action in aid of the war effort. Seven Leagues/PaulRothe Productions.
Title: Worker’s Week-end
Synopsis: 1943. Workers set themselves a target of 30 hours in which to construct a bomber from start to finish. Crown Film Unit.

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