With millions of men away to fight in World War II, Britain was struggling for labour. The Women's Land Army was relaunched in 1939 to replace the agricultural workers now fighting the Nazis. 'Land Girl' was a practical guide for the city slickers who were recruited into the Women's Land Army and sent to work on farms.
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