5/29/2023 0 Comments Jambusters bookWhat these women were able to do every single day for years both during and after the war is purely mind-boggling to someone from a later, much more leisurely, era. 10/10 ( )Ī very good and inspiriting look at what The Women's Institutes were able to achieve to keep Great Britain going during WWII. This just reinforced how amazing women truly are. (Many local chapters kept farm animals which they then sold to raise funds for war work.) I knew that they were a social group but I had no idea just how large of a role that they played. The main goal of the WI was to provide a space for women to socialize (there's real value in this) and educate themselves on everything from how to preserve food and stretch out their meager rations to animal husbandry. Not only was the WI important during the war for the nation but even more so for women who made up its membership. These women played hosts to evacuees, took over the role of primary household manager, assumed the responsibility for the nation's food production, and so much more. This volume was specifically about the role that the Women's Institute (WI) performed on both the national and county levels. While I enjoyed reading all of Summers' books, Jambusters: The Story of the Women's Institute in the Second World War was my favorite of the lot.
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