Women gardeners put on their clogs ready for work, World War II
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Women gardeners were employed at Kew during World War II, after an interval of nearly a quarter of a century. Fourteen women were enrolled onto the staff in 1940, joined by a further thirteen in 1941. The women referred to their unifrom of apron and clogs as 'battledress'. The clogs were wooden soled shoes with leather uppers. One of the women, Jean Thompson told colleague Betty Cooper: "My most vivid impression was the difficulty I had balancing on the rocks in my clogs."
Copyright © RBG KEW
Media ID 10645499
Date: 12th February 2015
Copyright Status: Copyrighted Work
Owner URL: http://www.kew.org/
Credit: Copyright RBG Kew
Filename: p168 - 006838LA20120726-006 Women boots wwii.jpg
Image Size: 3072 x 3749 Pixels
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Associated Categories: History
Associated Categories: History
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