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CLAPHAM WOMEN WORKING ON THE RAILWAY: WORLD WAR II
CLAPHAM WOMEN WORKING ON THE RAILWAY: WORLD WAR II
Due to wartime labour shortages, women were often employed in jobs formally considered suitable only for men. Here two women railway 'porteresses' are pictured in a 1943 newspaper - one is from Wandsworth Road Station. From the Lambeth Archives Home Front project 2005.
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| Collection: | Home Front Project 2005 |
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| Ref: | 06857 |
| Identifier: | 223.561 |
| Date: | 1943 |
#1926 - 1950 #Home Front Project 2005 #People #TRANSPORT #WAR AND ARMED FORCES