Published in June 1944, during the closing stages of WW2, this copy of The Land Girl (No. 3 Volume 5) is the official magazine of the Women’s Land Army (WLA), first launched in 1940. Issued every two months and circulated among WLA members across Britain, its primary aim was to build a sense of community and boost morale for women often stationed far from home. At the same time, it provided updates on news and policy, along with practical farming advice. To balance the serious content, it also offered light entertainment in the form of articles, business advertisements, personal notices, photographs, and reports from counties across the country. Despite its modest size (5.5 x 8.5 inches), the magazine managed to pack in a remarkable variety of material.

There is a very small rip on the spine of the front cover at the top, and the metal staples have tarnished but aside from this, this magazine is in very good condition indeed. There’s no staining of the pages, each and every page is there with no dog-eared ones. No one has marked any of the pages, nothing has been cut out or removed. The staples as stated, have rusted so the cover is delicate, but it’s not about to just fall off. These magazines are a lovely piece of Home Front history, but also supporting the WLA which is a part of WW2 that’s often left on the side lines.