As much as 70 per cent of Essex is agricultural, and given its
proximity to the capital it is not surprising that so many members
of the Women's Land Army found themselves on Essex farms and in
Essex fields during the two world wars, doing their bit to make
sure that Britain did not starve. This book not only includes
interviews with some of the last surviving land 'girls' but also
contains a wealth of material unearthed in diaries, letters and in
the stories handed down from one generation to the next about women
in Essex who were, literally, wearing the trousers. They were not
all local girls, and many arrived from the cities never having seen
a cow or a tractor before. But the British spirit persevered, and
the wit and camaraderie that served us so well during those
tumultuous years shines through in every story.
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