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Idle Women

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In 1942. as part of the war effort, a small group of women was recruited to work on the canal boats carrying cargo from the London docks to the Midlands. They were christened 'idle women' from the initials of the Inland Waterways.
Libby Purves talks to some of these 'trainees' about their far from idle life on the boats. Producer BRIDGET CARTER BBC Manchester (R)

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Talks:
Libby Purves
Producer:
Bridget Carter
Source: Radio Times

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