HEROINES OF WAR
“To me the real heroines of the war were not those of us who wore a uniform and displayed service ribbons, but the British housewives,” said Lady Park in an interview with “ Phillida.” ‘ Her task,” she continued, " of feeding and doing her best to nourish a family on insufficient rations, of clothing her children warmly during the winter, and of helping to maintain morale was an extremely unenviable one.'
The cessation of the war did not mean the solving of these problems, Lady Park said, and the feeding and clothing difficulties were just as acute now as from 1939 to 1945. The women of Britain were not yet enjoying any of the feminine luxuries which were considered to be every woman’s right, but they accepted the situation philosophically and patiently hoped for better days in the future.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26175, 11 June 1946, Page 2
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