Women of Steel
How Sheffield’s Feisty Factory Sisters Helped Win the War
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Women of Steel
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Narrated by:
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Sarah Durham
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By:
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Michelle Rawlins
About this listen
True stories of love and loss during WWII from a band of tough Northern women.
When war broke out, the young women of Sheffield had their carefree lives turned upside down. With their sweethearts being sent away to fight, they had no choice but to step into the men's shoes and became the backbone of the city's steel industry. Through hard toil and companionship in the gruelling world of factory work, they vowed to keep the foundry fires burning and ensured that soldiers had the weapons, planes and ships needed to secure victory over Hitler.
Women of Steel is the last chance to hear these unsung heroines' voices, as they share first-hand how a group of plucky young women rallied together to win the war for Britain. When the men returned from the front in 1945, many of these women tragically found themselves discarded 'like yesterday's fish and chip wrappers'. But decades later, a grassroots campaign spearheaded by the elderly Women of Steel finally brought their remarkable story to light.
©2019 Michelle Rawlins (P)2019 Headline Publishing Group Ltd