"I am the farm worker going home at evening": gender fluidity, rural landscapes, and the Women's Land Army

Photograph of the exterior of E.M. Barraud's cottage in Cambridgeshire.
Title
"I am the farm worker going home at evening": gender fluidity, rural landscapes, and the Women's Land Army
Description
A common fictional narrative shows people with nonconforming identities finding self-acceptance in towns and cities. For LGBTQ+ History Month, library graduate trainee Lottie Wood explores how author E. M. Barraud found the opposite, through rural work and the Women’s Land Army.
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Type
Blog
Date
2026
Subject
LGBTQ+ History
Women's History
Agricultural History
Period
20th Century
Geographical Area
Britain and Ireland

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