Stories from across the globe
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Mum and Dad fell in love on the roof of the Air Ministry
Gill Robinson -
People stopped swearing. It made no sense at all.
Ayla Holdom -
Don't steer, just think.
Jackie Moggridge -
Ladies don't sit at sherry evenings.
Christine Ankerson -
You live in fear of the black car.
Christine Ankerson -
I became a bolshie wife.
Christine Ankerson -
They weren't to know this little old lady had broken the sound barrier.
Candida Adkins -
I was terrified of needles
Lily Jepson -
Mother was a bit miffed.
Katherine Du Plat-Taylor -
They were heroic women.
Katherine Du Plat-Taylor -
I was paid 2p per day less than my male colleagues
Julie Brierley -
Grandma served egg and chips to Winston Churchill
Emma Knutzen