Lunchtime Talk – Women on the Home Front: The Work of the WVS during the 2nd World War

Contact

Organizer: Keswick Museum

Name: Keswick Museum

Phone: 017687 73263

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://keswickmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/event/lunchtime-talk-women-on-the-home-front-the-work-of-the-wvs-during-the-2nd-world-war/

Address

Fitz Park
Station Road, Keswick, Cumbria,
Keswick
CA12 4NF

Price Notes

FREE OF CHARGE but booking essential via Eventbrite as spaces will be limited.

Direction

Travelling from Penrith on A66, follow signs for town centre. Turn right after war memorial on to Station Road.

Details

When we think of Women of the Home Front, we think of the propaganda pictures of the Land Army or Munitions Workers; the matronly looking women of the WVS tend to be forgotten. The WVS came into existence to fill in the gaps on the home front, creating a very wide remit.  This talk tells their story, how they came into existence and some of their varied roles from running canteens to forming ‘shopping squads’ to rowing library books into the Solent!

The talk will last around 45-60 minutes, including time for questions and discussion.

Event Details