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Wayne Sables is set to release a documentary on behalf of South Yorkshire Housing Association, sharing the best bits from its Moments of Joy arts project.
CRAVEN farmers took a bit of convincing when the whole idea of the Women’s Land Army (WLA) and ‘land girls’ was presented to them back in the hard days of the Second World War. Farmers were ‘more than a little sceptical about the wisdom of employing lasses’ reported the Craven Herald 75 years ago, in April, 1946. The paper was following up reports from the WLA that it had received a ‘raw deal’ from some authorities, which was a pity said the Herald, which concluded that the land girls had done an excellent job, many had settled down in the area, and that their efforts were still needed in peace time.
The Great British Art Tour: we all owe this woman our lives
With public art collections closed we are bringing the art to you, exploring highlights and hidden gems from across the country in partnership with Art UK. Today’s pick: Sheffield’s Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Ahead of her time . Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, c1718, by Jonathan Richardson the elder Photograph: Museums Sheffield
Ahead of her time . Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, c1718, by Jonathan Richardson the elder Photograph: Museums Sheffield
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Fri 22 Jan 2021 01.00 EST
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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was a writer, traveller and medical pioneer. Born in 1689, she was a woman ahead of her time. Her 18th-century contemporary Joseph Spence described her as “…one of the most extraordinary characters in the world; … she shines like a comet; she is all irregular and always wandering…”