WW2 Project – Izzy Siviter

THE LAND GIRLS

Who were the land girls?

• They are girls that did all the farming work in world war 2.

Why did they do it?

• They did all the farming because all the men were fighting in the war.

What did they do?

• They looked after chickens and chicks and collected all the eggs.

• They milked the cows to get milk.• They grew vegetables like potatoes,

carrots, peas and beans

What else did they do?

• They looked after the pigs and made bacon and pork chops.

• They also looked after the lambs and sheep to make lamb chops.

What was it like?

• They got up very early.• They had to work in the rain and the snow!• They wore working clothes.• It was very hard work.

Summary

• The land girls worked hard so that everyone had enough to eat!

• The Land Girls were heroes as well!

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