Women's Timber Corps in the news
for the 80th Anniversary
The Daily Mail Online - 13 April 2022 - The LumberJILLS: How army of 15,000 female volunteers in the Women's Timber Corps felled millions of trees to fuel Britain's war effort in WWII… and brought gender stereotypes crashing down too
Eastern Daily Press - 13th April 2022 - 'Britain's forgotten army' - Celebrating the Lumberjills' vital war-time role
Newsbreak - 13th April 2022 - Germany - The LumberJILLS: How army of 15,000 female volunteers in the Women's Timber Corps felled millions of trees to fuel Britain's war effort in WWII… and brought gender stereotypes crashing down too
Mogaznews - World News - 13th April 2022 - How 15,000 lumberjills in the Women's Timber Corps felled millions of trees
Hot Lifestyle News - 13th April 2022 - HOW 15,000 LUMBERJILLS IN WOMEN'S TIMBER CORPS FELLED TREES IN WWII
Daily Record - 14th April 2022 - Amazing untold story of World War Two ‘Lumberjills’ as Dundee member celebrates her 100th birthday
Daily Echo - 14th April 2022 – Author Joanna Foat praises role of Women's Timber Corps
Harrogate Advertiser - 14th April 2022 - Wetherby’s role in WWII Lumberjills
Surrey Live - 14th April 2022 - Women’s Timber Corps: The forgotten World War Two pioneers who smashed gender stereotypes
Guildford Dragon - 14th April 2022 - Book Review: ‘Lumberjills Britain’s Forgotten Army’ Brings Gender Stereotypes Crashing Down
Yahoo! News - 14th April 2022 - Author marks 80th anniversary of 'Britain's forgotten army'
The World News - 14th April 2022 - Amazing untold story of World War Two ‘Lumberjills’ as Dundee member celebrates her 100th birthday
The Courier - 16th April 2022 - Remembering the work of Second World War Lumberjills
Angus World - 16th April 2022 - Women's Timber Corps celebrates 80th birthday
The Isle of Wight County Press - 17th April 2022 - Marking 80 years of pioneering lumberjills working on the Isle of Wight
The Press and Journal - 18th April 2022 - ‘Some girls are jolly good fellers’: Women’s Timber Corps founded 80 years ago amid male scepticism
Farnham Herald - 27th April 2022 - Alice Holt’s Lumberjills – the forgotten heroes of the Second World War
CBBC Newsround - 11th April 2022 - The Women's Timber Corps: Who were the 'Lumberjills' and what did they do?
Channel 5 Select Walking Wartime Britain, Episode 4 - Hampshire - 5th October 2021
In the news continued...
The Express - Second World War: Meet the ‘Lumberjills’ who helped win the war
The Mirror - Lumberjills who saw allies to war victory
I paper - Lumberjills: a forgotten army of strong women
The Scotsman - Scotland’s forgotten forest volunteers remembered in new book
The Sunday Post - The Honest Truth: Hit the road, Jack! How lumberjills went back to their roots to fill men’s boots
Press & Journal - Women at sharp edge
The Yorkshire Post - The Women’s Timber Corps during the Second World War is often overlooked - now a new book examines the role they played
HistoryScotland.com - Meet the Lumberjills
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