16 Images
A Woman in Factory Overalls
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Male and Female Factory Workers in WW1
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The Memorial to the Barnbow Lasses at Cross Gates in Leeds
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Female Factory Workers in Overalls from WW1
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The Devastated site of Barnbow WW1 Factory Building after an Explosion.
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Watercolour Illustrated Map of the Barnbow Site
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Female Factory Workers Making Box Lids for WW1 Shells in Leeds.
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Six Female Factory Workers. The Woman in the Front, Centre, is Holding a Shell Case.
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Three Young Female Factory Workers in Leeds in WW1
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WW1 Female Tinsmiths and Welders
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Female Factory Workers from Langwith
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Female Factory Worker in Overalls
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Propaganda Poster for Women Win the War
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Group photograph of male and female factory workers in their uniforms
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Women taking part in a Fire Practice at the Barnbow Munitions Factory in Leeds
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Roll of Honour for those Killed at the Barnbow Factory in 1916
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Barnbow Lasses: Worksheet on Munitions Workers' Duties
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Worksheet: 'A Day in the Life of a Barnbow Lass' (Answers Sheet)
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Worksheet: 'A Day in the Life of a Barnbow Lass'
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Map showing the site and layout of the No 1 Filling Factory at Barnbow in WW1
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External Site Links
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Wikipedia page on ‘Munitionettes’
All Poetry website: ‘War Girls’ poem by Jessie Pope
British Pathe film footage of WW1 munitions workers
British Newspaper Archive blog post featuring WW1 adverts for munitions workers
Langwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Association centre website
Educational PDFs on the Barnbow Lasses from Leeds City Council (click 'Documents')
Yorkshire Indexers: information on the Barnbow 1916 memorials
Leeds Library blog post on Barnbow in WW1
British Pathe: Women War Workers' Procession of Homage c.1918-19