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Bomber Construction by Dame Laura Knight, 1944 | © The British Motor Industry Heritage Trust
Factory workforces needed to expand to keep up with the demands of the war. Women formed the majority of the new recruits. Many of them were going to work for the first time since starting families. To help them new government-funded nurseries were set up.
The young woman in this painting is Mrs Trudy Freckleton. She was the first woman promoted to supervise a team of women working on bomber aircraft at the Austin Longbridge Factory.
By the end of the war 47% of Birmingham’s population was at work. More than any UK city. MORE |
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