Land Girls

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The Women’s Land Army (WLA) was formed in 1917, during the First World War, when food shortages meant that the government had to fix prices and eventually introduce rationing. As merchant ships were being attacked, it was harder and harder to import food to Britain. To help boost food production, ‘Land Girls’ were sent out to farms as extra workers.