{"id":8391,"date":"2022-01-05T16:14:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T15:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=196232"},"modified":"2022-01-05T16:32:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T15:32:06","slug":"women-who-served-in-ww2","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/women-who-served-in-ww2\/","title":{"rendered":"Women who served in WW2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Emma Slattery Williams\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 05 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of conscription for women, historian Tessa Dunlop has written a new book capturing the remarkable lives of the last surviving women who served in Britain\u2019s armed forces during WW2<\/a>. Speaking to Emma Slattery Williams, Tessa draws on individual stories to paint a picture of what it was like to be young, female and at war.<\/span><\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2022\/01\/Dunlop_ww2_women-0ba0005.mp3<\/a><\/audio>

Tessa Dunlop is the author of <\/span>Army Girls: The secrets and stories of military service from the final few women who fought in World War II <\/em>(Headline, 2021)<\/strong><\/p>\n