23/06/2026
Pictures of the Land Girls from WW2 often show them smiling and looking like they were having the time of their lives ... no doubt propaganda shots.
In reality, the work was tough, with long days from dawn to dusk, six days a week, doing heavy jobs like ploughing fields, hauling hay bales, hand-milking cows, and mucking out barns.
Many came from towns or cities and were sent to remote farms, where they faced isolation, harsh weather, and basic living conditions, sometimes sleeping in draughty barns or huts without heating or running water.
Despite it all, many later said it was incredibly rewarding ... they gained independence, learned skills like driving tractors, made lifelong friends, and felt proud to have helped feed the nation and keep Britain from during the war.
