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Home Front

16 May 1917 - Kitty Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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On this day in 1917, an all-female Russian unit called the Women's Battalion of Death was established, and in Folkestone, Kitty's in need of female friendship.

Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole. Show less

Contributors

Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Evelina White:
Rosie Cavaliero
May Arnold:
Lois Chimimba
Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Mabel Thatcher:
Chetna Pandya
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

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