Lilies on the Land – The Forgotten Women’s Land Army of World War II – A Documentary Play

• Authors: Hildegard Klein
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper centres on a play directed by Sonia Ritter and produced by the Lions part that portrays an extraordinary event in Britain’s recent history - the Women’s Land Army of World War II. It is based on real evidence given in hundreds of letters and interviews with former Land Girls. The anecdotes of their shared experience and strenuous work are presented by a female quartet - Margie, Peggy, Poppy and Vera - in a sparkling, captivating and emotional way.

Keywords

EN

agricultural labour; historical testimony; Lions part; Women’s Land Army; World War II

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Gender Studies
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 193-204

Dates

published

2012-12-01

online

2013-02-08

Contributors

author

Hildegard Klein

• University of Malaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10320-012-0039-0