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15. Betty Sims, mother of Ann Tetlow, was an active member of Bradfield WI for over 40 years

16. Miriam Ward (right), with Aunt Phil, was a founder member of Bradfield WI and secretary during the war

17. Ann Tetlow (left) and Dorcas Ward’s childhoods were shaped by the war and their mothers’ involvement with the WI

18. Pies on sale at Toft in Cheshire as part of the meals in rural areas scheme

19. WI markets such as Laleham, in Middlesex, sold surplus fruit and vegetables during the war

20. Weighing vegetables at Muskham

21. Queen Elizabeth at the WI canning centre at Reading in August 1941. She was a member of SandringhamWI with Queen Mary, who was president, and Princess Elizabeth, who joined in 1943

22. A WI ambulance being handed over by Lady Denman outside the London HQ of the NFWI

23. Mrs Roosevelt on her visit to Barham WI in Kent, October 1942

24. Lord Woolton, Minister of Food, visiting a WI, June 1941

25. Mrs Milburn as Britannia in her WI pageant in 1941. That morning she had heard that her nephew had been badly injured and his wife killed in the Blitz

26. Amongst many other activities the WI collected herbs for medicinal purposes

27. Community Singing at Flamstead WI in Hertfordshire during the war

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